Craig Loves Minnie, Minnie Loves Craig Jan Hauenstein

(G)"Fetch," (G/F#)says (Em)Craig, "Fetch, (Am)Minnie,(Am7) (D7) fetch me a (G)beer.
Go fetch, my (G/F#)little (Em)Minnie, sweet (Am)Minnie,(Am7) (D7) bring it over (G)here." (C) (D)
Minnie (G)jumps (G/F#)off of his (Em)lap, she (Am)never(Am7) makes him (D7)wait too (G)long,
Skedaddles (G/F#)to the (Em)fridge, (Am)whistling(Am7) a (D7)little monkey (G)song.

(F)Craig is the thinker, (C)Minnie´s his Helping (D)Hands*,
And when (B7)Craig gives her an (Em)order, (A7)Minnie obeys all his com(D)mands.
(E7) Sometimes not (A7)right away, she´s got a (D7)short attention (G)span,
But (E7)Minnie loves (A7)Craig, so she (D7)does the best she (G)can. (C) (D)

(C)Craig loves (D)Minnie, (G)Minnie (G/F#)loves (Em)Craig,
That (Am)feels just (Am7)right, for (D7)life´s own sake,
(C)Minnie loves (D)Craig, (G)Craig loves (Em)Minnie, his best (D)friend,
She´s a (Am)hairy little (Am7)lady, always (D7)does the best she (G)can. (Em) (Am) (Am7) (D)

She was (G)trained (G/F#)in (Em)Boston, went to (Am)Monkey(Am7) (D7) College, (G)too,
That´s a mixture (G/F#)of (Em)preschool (Am) (Am7)and a (D7)monkey (G)zoo.
(E7) Minnie´s got(A7) big brown eyes, slender (D7)fingers, black (G)nails,
She´s a (E7)skinny little (A7)lady (D7) with a monkey (G)tail. (C) (D)

(C)Craig loves (D)Minnie, (G)Minnie (G/F#)loves (Em)Craig,
That (Am)feels just (Am7)right, for (D7)life´s own sake,
(C)Minnie loves (D)Craig, (G)Craig loves (Em)Minnie, his best (D)friend,
She´s a (Am)hairy little (Am7)lady, always (D7)does the best she (G)can. (Em) (Am) (Am7) (D)

(G)Craig (G/F#)was a (Em)quarterback (Am) (Am7)and an(D7) engi(G)neer,
Till the (F)car crash long ago brought the (C)blues and the (D)tears,
He´s been (B7)tied to the (Em)wheelchair fifteen (A7)long and weary (D)years. (D4) (D)

(F) But many (C)moons ago Minnie (D)joined Craig in L. (G)A.,
And when the (F)black dog tries to (C)bite him, she (D)chases it a(G)way. (C) (D)
Minnie (G)empties (G/F#)the (Em)trash, (Am)fetches (Am7) the re(D7)mote con(G)trol,
She scratches (G/F#)his (Em)back, but (Am)most of (Am7)all, she´s (D7)good for his (G)soul. (C) (D)

(C)Craig loves (D)Minnie, (G)Minnie (G/F#)loves (Em)Craig,
That (Am)feels just (Am7)right, for (D7)life´s own sake,
(C)Minnie loves (D)Craig, (G)Craig loves (Em)Minnie, his best (D)friend,
She´s a (Am)hairy little (Am7)lady, always (D7)does the best she (G)can, (Em)
She´s a (Am)hairy little (Am7)lady, always (D7)does the best she (G)can, (Em)
A (Am)hairy little (Am7)lady, always (D7)does the best she (G)can. (F#) (G)

*Helping Hands is the name of the organization that trains the capuchin monkeys as live-in help for people who are paralyzed.
Here´s the homepage:

http://www.monkeyhelpers.org/

There´s a video showing Craig and Minnie, bottom left.

Jan Hauenstein, Kongsmark, Roemoe, Denmark, 19 & 20 April 2011

janhauenstein@gmx.de

www.janhauenstein.com