The Doughnut Song
Burl Ives
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E|_.-------._|.' ___ '. / (___) \ |'._ The _.'| | `'-----'` | \ Donut Song / '-.______..-' (by Burl Ives) A simple, yet catchy, little folk song. I've had this song stuck in my head since I was 5 years old, and it still never gets old. Enjoy the nostalgia. No Capo Standard EADGBe Tuning Intro:| D - | D - | A - | A - |D When you walk the streets you'll have no caresA If you walk the lines and not the squaresD As you go through life make this your goalA D Watch the donut, not the hole| D - | D - | A - | A - |D It's written on the rainbowG D In letters made of goldG D Written on the rainbowA There's wisdom to beholdD My friend the little sparrowG D Flew close enough to seeG D Written on a rainbowA D Is this philosophyD When you walk the streets you'll have no caresA If you walk the lines and not the squaresContinues after the adD As you go through life make this your goalA D Watch the donut, not the hole| D - | D - | A - | A - |D It's written on the rainbowG D In letters made of goldG D Written on the rainbowA There's wisdom to beholdD My friend the little sparrowG D Agrees it must be soG D Little angels wrote itA D So folks on earth would knowD When you walk the streets you'll have no caresA If you walk the lines and not the squaresD As you go through life make this your goalA D Watch the donut, not the hole KEY CHANGE to Eb| Eb - | Eb - | Ab - | Eb - || Ab - | Eb - | Eb - | Bb - || Eb - | Eb - | Ab - | Eb - || Ab - | Eb - | Bb - | Eb - |Eb When you walk the streets you'll have no caresBb If you walk the lines and not the squaresEb As you go through life make this your goalBb Eb Watch the donut, not the holeBb Eb Watch the donut, not the hole KEY CHANGE to F| F - | F - | C - | C - |F I'm off to jolly EnglandBb F Where bulldogs all wear pantsBb F Off to Pago PagoC Where alligators danceF My friend the little sparrowBb F Will take me where he fliesBb F Even to the rainbowC F To read with my own eyesF When you walk the streets you'll have no caresC If you walk the lines and not the squaresF As you go through life make this your goalC F Watch the donut, not the hole| F - | F - | C - | C - |F It's written on the rainbowBb F In letters made of goldBb F Written on the rainbowC There's wisdom to beholdF My friend the little sparrowBb F Flew close enough to seeBb F Written on a rainbowC F Is this philosophyF When you walk the streets you'll have no caresC If you walk the lines and not the squaresF As you go through life make this your goalC F Watch the donut, not the holeC F Watch the donut, not the hole