(Intro)
(verse 1)
G Em
Just got home from Illinois, lock the front door,
C G D7
oh, boy, got to set down take a rest on the porch.
G Em
Fascination sets in, pretty soon I'm singing,
C G D7 G
doot, doot, doo, looking out my back door.
(verse 2)
G Em
Giant is doing cartwheels, a statue wearing high heels.
C G D7
Look at all the happy creatures dancing on the lawn.
G Em C
Dinosaur Victrola listening to Buck Owens, doot, doot
G D G
doo, looking out my back door.
(Chorus)
D C G
Memories and elephants are playing in the band.
G Em D
Won't you take a ride on the flying spoon, doot, doo,
doo.
G Em C
Wondrous apparition provided by magicians, doot, doot,
G D G
doo, looking out my back door.
(Interlude)
G Em C G D G Em C D G
(Chorus)
D C G
Memories and elephants are playing in the band.
G Em D
Won't you take a ride on the flying spoon, doot, doo,
doo.
G Em
Bother me tomorrow, today I'll find no sorrow,
C G D G
doot, doot, doo looking out my back door.
(Interlude)
G E D A Gbm E
(Outro)
A Gbm
All the trouble is Illinois, lock the front door, oh,
boy.
D A E
Look at all the happy creatures dancing on the lawn.
A Gbm D
Bother me tomorrow, today I'll find no sorrow, doot,
A E A D A E A
doot, doo,looking out my back door........