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[Verse 1]
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On the 17th of March in La-di-da-di-da,
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A son was born to Mrs. Da-di-dum.
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He had two arms, two legs, a mouth, and ears, and eyes
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And the usual La-di-da-di-da-di-dum.


[Verse 2]
     C                   F
They duly christened him La-di-da-di-da.
     C                             G
They gave his second name as Da-di-dum;
           C                    F
And throughout his life, and he lived for 90 years,
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He was known as La-di-da-di-da-di-dum.


[Verse 3]
   C               F
As he grew up, his La-di-da-di-da
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Grew quicker than his other Da-di-dum;
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And when he was 15, everyone remarked
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On his great big La-di-da-di-da-di-dum.


[Verse 4]
   C             F
He met a girl in La-di-da-di-da.
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She was pretty, though a little Da-di-dum.
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But the reason that he loved her best, was she
       G                                    C
Didnae mind his great big La-di-da-di-da-di-dum.


[Verse 5]
    C                  F
Her mother was awfully La-di-da-di-da.
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Her father was completely Da-di-dum.
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And they sat him to dinner of Salmon Mayonnaise
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And a bowl of La-di-da-di-da-di-dum.


[Verse 6]
       C                  F
Now it all went well till La-di-da-di-da.
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He bent to take a bite of Da-di-dum.
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He couped his plate and the Salmon Mayonnaise
       G                        C
Fell upon his La-di-da-di-da-di-dum.


[Verse 7]
    C                     F
Her mother cried loudly, "La-di-da-di-da!"
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Her father sort of mumbled, "Da-di-dum."
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And her mother said, "Dear, you must try to find a boy,
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With a smaller La-di-da-di-da-di-dum."


[Verse 8]
         C                        F
But they married in the spring of La-di-da-di-da.
     C                           G
They honeymooned in lovely Da-di-dum;
         C               F
But they found that they couldnae get in a double bed
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For his great big La-di-da-di-da-di-dum.


[Verse 9]
    C               F
And so they decided La-di-da-di-da,
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To use two single beds to Da-di-Dum
     C                       F
They slept together and they used the other one
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Just to rest his La-di-da-di-da-di-dum.


[Verse 10]
       C               F
On the 19th of June in La-di-da-di-da,
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He took ill with an attack of Da-di-dum;
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So they wrapped him up in bandages that ended in a bow
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Round his La-di-da-di-da-di-dum.


[Verse 11]
   C                      F
He died on the morning of La-di-da-di-da,
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A victim of the dreaded Da-di-dum.
     C                               F
They put him in his coffin, but they couldnae shut the lid
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For his great big La-di-da-di-da-di-dum.


[Verse 12]
        C           F
Now the undertaker, La-di-da-di-da,
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Decided on a plan for Da-di-dum.
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He made another coffin, roughly three feet two by one,
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Just to take his La-di-da-di-da-di-dum.


[Verse 13]
            C                       F
Now you can read on his tombstone, "La-di-da-di-da,
    C                  G
The son of La-di-da-di-dum.
     C                         F
Here lies his body, and in the next grave up but one,
         G                 C
Lies his La-di-da-di-da-di-dum."