Boris The Bat

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There once was a bat named Boris
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He lived in the belfry instead of in
 the forest
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And he used to hang around, upside
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 down, high up in the church at the
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 edge of town

[Chorus 1]
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Dingling, dangling upside down, he
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 couldn't see too well but he heard 
the slightest sound
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From the flutter of a moth to a 
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splutter and a cough, high up in 
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the church at the edge of town

[Refrain]
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[Verse 2]
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A belfry is where they keep the 
bells
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Dark and dusty with lots of musty 
smells
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It's a probable fact you wouldn't 
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fancy that but it's just the job 
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if you're a bat

[Chorus 2]
  F                 Am            
Dingling, dangling upside down, he
  C                             E
 couldn't see too well but he heard 
the slightest sound
           Am         G       
From the flutter of a moth to a 
    F             C      E       
splutter and a cough, high up in 
                             Am
the belfry at the edge of town

[Refrain]
Am G F E  x2

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[Verse 3]
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Bats in the belfry they should be in
 the forest
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The vicar wasn't pleased to be quite
 honest
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He said that the bats would have 
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to go away, but he changed his mind
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 the very next day

[Chorus 3]
  F                 Am            
Dingling, dangling upside down, he
  C                             E
 couldn't see too well but he heard 
the slightest sound
           Am         G       
From the flutter of a moth to a 
    F             C      E       
splutter and a cough, high up in 
                             Am
the belfry at the edge of town

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Am G F E  x2

[Verse 4]
  Am                     E
That night some burglars came to rob
 the church
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Boris he heard them and fluttered 
off his perch
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And the shadows of his wings in the
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 pale moonlight, made them drop 
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their bag, well they got such a 
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fright

[Chorus 4]
  F                 Am            
Dingling, dangling upside down, he
  C                             E
 couldn't see too well but he heard 
the slightest sound
           Am         G       
From the flutter of a moth to a 
    F             C      E       
splutter and a cough, high up in 
                             Am
the belfry at the edge of town

[Refrain]
Am G F E  x2


[organ solo]
Am  E  Am  E  F  C   E

[Chorus 5]
  F                 Am            
Dingling, dangling upside down, he
  C                             E
 couldn't see too well but he heard 
the slightest sound
           Am         G       
From the flutter of a moth to a 
    F             C      E       
splutter and a cough, high up in 
                             Am
the belfry at the edge of town

[Refrain]
Am G F E  x2

[Verse 5]
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Off went the burglars they left 
behind their bag
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They only got a scare they didin't 
get the swag
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And the vicar was so pleased as 
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far as I can tell, Boris the bat 
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still sleeps among the bells
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[Chorus 6]
  F                 Am            
Dingling, dangling upside down, he
  C                             E
 couldn't see too well but he heard 
the slightest sound
           Am         G       
From the flutter of a moth to a 
    F             C      E       
splutter and a cough, high up in 
                             Am
the belfry at the edge of town