Caldonia 创作者：
Duke Ellington

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调：Db major

Verse 1
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And now we come to one of the
musical sidelights
on this Duke Ellington program,
as the Duke presents four boys
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Am Am 
 
who started out by being terrific,
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and have been working themselves
up ever since.
We present the Mellow Tones.
And here's the way the Mellow
Tones
present Caledonia.
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Yes.
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Verse 2
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E E 
 
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Oh, listen to the story, Jack
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Am Am 
 
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My baby's got me off the track
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C C 
 
Am Am 
 
I   really don't know where I'm

Verse 3

Just listen to me

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and you'll soon see

I was walking with my

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baby,

she got dreaded feet

She's long,

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lean, and lank,

and she ain't had nothing to eat

But she's

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my baby,
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Am Am 
 
C C 
 
love her just the same
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Crazy about that woman,
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Am Am 
 
E E 
 
Am Am 
 
cause Caldonia is  her name
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Caldonia, Caldonia,
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G G 
 
what makes your big head
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so hot, so hot?
Am Am 
 
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C C 
 
Love you, love you just
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E E 
 
the same
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G G 
 
Love that wo man,
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C C 
 
Am Am 
 
cause Cal donia is her name
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Am Am 
 
F F 
 
You know, my mother -in told me to
put Caledonia down.
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
That's what she said.
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She said, son, this little chick
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is going to steal all your money
and leave you flat.
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G G 
 
Mom an d Lordy know what
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Caledonia's putting down.
So I'm going to unsound
Caledonia one more time.
You cats wait here, Jack,
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C C 
 
till I jump back and lay this sound.
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C C 
 
Caledonia! Caledonia!
What makes your big head so high?
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
E E 
 
Cause a lover loves for just
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G G 
 
C C 
 
the same.
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Crazy about that woman,
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C C 
 
F F 
 
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
cause Caldonia is her name.
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Well maybe mama -in was right.
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Am Am 
 
C C 
 
I  bought Caldonia a brand new dress,
Am Am 
 
a new pair of shoes,
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and laid Gita's on her palms
Am Am 
 
and she hasn't gotten up off
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of that jive yet.
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G G 
 
So I'm going down and sounding
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Caldonia just one more time.
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Am Am 
 
She doesn't get up this time, Jack.
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F F 
 
G G 
 
You can sure be lieve me when I say
there'll be some fists fly
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
F F 
 
ing in the righteous path,
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F F 
 
Am Am 
 
E E 
 
C C 
 
so  you cats hold tight.
Am Am 
 
E E 
 
C C 
 
Caledonia, Caledonia,
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C C 
 
what makes your big head so hard?
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Mops cause a lover,
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F F 
 
C C 
 
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
love's just the same.
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Bb Bb 
 
Crazy about that woman
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Am Am 
 
cause Caledonia is her name.
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Am Am 
 
Do -do -do -do, do -do -do -do,
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do -do -do -do -do -do -do -do -do -do.
Am Am 
 
Caledonia is her name.
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G G 
 
C C 
 
C C 
 
Caledonia sung by the Mellow Tones.