The Bonus Song Jan Hauenstein

(G) Over the years, (D)ring-a-ding-a-dong,
I have (C)listened to many a (D)bonus song.
(B7)They all were (Em) ‘a bonus song’,
Not a (C)one of them was called (D)(hold) (C)(hold) ‘The Bonus (Em)Song.’ (D) (Em)

So (C)prick, no, no, no, no, (D)prick up your ears,
The (C)wrong will be (Am)righted,
(D)Time to be de(G)lighted,
(F)No more tears (C) in your (D)beers.
Hey, (G)bang your (Em)gong, it (C)won´t be (D)long!
(C)Here it finally (D)(hold)comes: (C)(hold) (D)(hold) The Bonus (Em)Song!

(C)Ding-dong, birdsong, (D)third song, (Em)sarong, so (C)wrong
To use up (D)all the rhymes in (Em)only one line,
(C)Hong Kong, King Kong, (D)sing along (Em)singsong, (C)strong (D)prong,
See, I (C)know a lot more rhymes, and they (D)(hold)work (D)(hold)just (D)(hold)fine! They do.

(G)When you write a (Em)bonus song,
Make (C)sure it´s not too short,
Make (D)sure it´s not too long,
(G)Make sure it is the sort
(Em)Folks will adore (C) (D)(hold)
And scream for (G)more!(Em) (C) (D) (G) (Em) (C) (D)

(G)One of the next words (D)is all wong,
(C)Miss, the mishap has (D)happened!
To (G)whom does this oblong (D)thong belong?
(G)Maybe this is a (C)verse I should scrap, and
(D)Brother,
Write a(G)nother. (D) (G) (Bm) (C) (D) (G) (B7) (Em) (C) (D) (G) (D)(hold)

(G)When you write a (Em)bonus song,
Make (C)sure it´s not too short,
Make (D)sure it´s not too long,
(G)Make sure it is the sort
(Em)Folks will adore (C) (D)(hold)
Make (G)sure they´ll scream for (Em)more and more and (C)more and more and more (D) and more!

(C)You can only ping, but you (D)cannot ping-pong
(Em)When you have but (C)one bonus (D)song.
(C)Still, there´s absolutely (D)no need to prolong
This (G)lovely little, (Em)not too long, more (C)right than wrong
(D) Bonus (G)Song. (C) (D) (G) (hold)

Oy (B7)vey, I didn´t rhyme (Em)long schlong and (C)very wrong dong for (D) Donkey Kong,
For(F)got Vietcong and (C)Armstrong, drinking (Am)souchong tea in (D) Chittagong,
There´s no (B7)dugong in a billabong (Em)anywhere near Wollongong,
No (C)overlong diphthong (D)hiding in a plainsong (Em)(hold)
Wait! (C)No need to pro(D)long
This (G)tag along, (Em)string along, (C)swing along, (D)sing along, (C) all-too-long
(D) Bonus (G)Song! (hold)

(G)So (D)long, (C)Bonus (D)Song,
(G) Who can (D)hang a (C)name on (D)you?
(C)Mishit, (D)misfit, (Em) no shit: (C)I (D)did,
And did it (C)e(D)ver (G)fit!

Words and music Jan Hauenstein, Goettingen, 30 December 2019

janhauenstein@gmx.de

www.janhauenstein.com