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Little Billy S. (The Happiest Boy)

from About Time by Jan Hauenstein

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Little Billy S. (The Happiest Boy) Jan Hauenstein

(G)Little Billy (Em)S.
Was the (Am7)happiest boy, I (D)guess,
The (C)happiest boy (D)I ever (G)knew. (D7/4)(D7)
He´d (G)dance, he´d laugh, he´d (Em)smile,
He was (Am7)happy all the (D)while,
(C) I don´t think I (D)ever saw him (Em)blue,
(Am7) Quite unlike (D)me and, (D4)may(D)be, (G)you.

(B7)“Uncle Hans, come (Em)play with me!”
´Twas (D)always such a (Em)joy to see
My (Am)father play (C) with little (D)Billy.
Much (B7)to the delight of the (Em)little boy
My (D)father´d bring a (Em)cuddly toy
And that (Am)bear or (Am7)sheep or (D)donkey
Or (G)cat or (D/F#)dog or (Em)monkey
Would do (Am)something so (D7/4)wonder(D7)fully (G)silly. (C)(D)

(G) Little Billy (Em)S.
Was the (Am7)happiest boy, I (D)guess,
The (C)happiest boy (D)I ever (G)knew. (D7/4)(D7)
He´d (G)dance, he´d laugh, he´d (Em)smile,
He was (Am7)happy all the (D)while,
(C) I don´t think I (D)ever saw him (Em)blue,
(Am7) Quite unlike (D)me and, (D4)may(D)be, (G)you.

(B7)What an ugly (Em)man-child,
His (Am)nose was (Am7)runny, his (D)speech was wild,
A (Am)hunchbacked (Am7)lump of a (D)man was little (Em)Billy.
When his (B7)brother was born, the doctors (Em)didn´t wait,
He was the (Am)little twin boy discovered (D)way too late,
(Am) What a start in (Am7)life for little (D)Billy. (D4)(D)
But that (C)slobbering little (D)boy
Was his (G)parent´s (D/F#)pride and (Em)joy,
What(Am)ever else he (C)was, he (C/E)was their (D)treasure,
And they re(Am)warded his love with (C)patience
Be(D)yond the widest (Em)measure.
(Am)(Am7)(D)(D2)(D)(G) (Em) (Am)(Am7)(D)(D2)(D)(G) (D)

Billy´s (G)aim in life, I (Em)guess
Was the pur(Am7)suit of happi(D)ness,
He was the (C)happiest boy (D) I ever (G)knew. (D7/4)(D7)
He´d (G)smile, he´d love, he´d (Em)dance
When(Am7)e´er he had the (D)chance,
(C) I´m quite sure I (D)never saw him (Em)blue,
(Am7) So unlike (D)me and, (D4)may(D)be, (G)you, (Em)
(Am7) So unlike (D)me and, (D4)may(D)be,(hold) (G)you. (C)(hold) (D)(hold) (G)(hold)

Saturday 31 March 2012, Özdere, Turkey, Tuesday 31 July 2012, Göttingen, Germany

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from About Time, released September 7, 2012

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