Intro G
verse 1
C G
Sittin’ all alone in my big red barn
F C G C
Entertaining critters who don’t give a darn
G C G
Singing for ducks and geese and chickens
F C N.C. G
Bayin’ like a hound and playing like the (one, two, three, four) dickens
C D
Poor little me, sittin’ in the dust
G C
Oh, no one to help me, no one to trust
D
Sittin’ in the shadow, yearnin’ for the sun
C D N.C. G
Oh, nothing, nix, nil, naught, not even one
verse 2
C G
Just dust and feathers and why and whethers
F C G
Just “Get to work”, no get-togethers
C G
Scores of chores, scores of yokels and boors
F N.C. F C G
Love’s never going to knock on these barn doors
C D
Poor little me, should be sittin’ by the sea
G C
No k-i-s-s-i-n-g
D
No l-u-v, no fun, fun, fun
C D N.C. G
No, no one to hold tight, not even one
Instrumental
G C G F C G F C G C D G
verse 3
C G
This big red barn is startin’ to lean
F C G
But I’m sittin here rockin’ like a barnyard queen
C G
Roof’s caved in and floor’s rotted through
F C G
Just held together with cobweb glue
C D
Poor little me, sittin’ in the dust
G C
Got no one to help me, no one to trust
D
Sittin’ in the shadow, yearnin’ for the sun
C D N.C. G
No, nothing, nix, nil, naught, zero, zilch, none
Instrumental
G C G F C G F C G C D G C D C D G
verse 4
C G
The big red barn finally fell to the ground
F C G
And I packed while ducks quacked all around
C G
Sold the chickens for a ticket and a new bikini
F C G
Flew south with the geese, hope no one seen me
C D
Poor little me, finally sittin’ by the sea
G C
Just k-i-s-s-i-n-g
D
They’re gettin’ in line, one by one
C D N.C. D G
Oh, he’s next, you’re done