Caldonia Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
And now we come to [G]one of the
musical sidelights
on this Duke Ellington program,
as the Duke presents four boys
[C]who started out [Am]by being terrific,
[G]and have been working themselves
up ever since.
We present the Mellow Tones.
And here's the way the Mellow
Tones
present Caledonia.
[C]Yes.
[F][G]

[Verse 2]
Oh, listen to the [C]story, [E]Jac[G]k
My [C]baby's got [Am]me off [G]the track
[Am]I re[C]ally don[Am]'t know where I'm

[Verse 3]
at
Just listen [E]to [Am]me

[Verse 4]
and you'll [C]soon see
[G]I was [C]walking with my

[Verse 5]
baby,
she got [F]dreaded [G]feet
She's [G]long,

[Verse 6]
lean, and lank,
and she ain't [D]had nothing [G]to eat
But [F]she's

[Verse 7]
my baby,
love her just [G]the same[Am][C]
[E]Crazy about that [Bb]woman,
[E]cause Caldonia [Am]is her na[E]me[Am]
[E]Caldonia, Caldonia,
[C]what makes your [G]big head
so [C]hot, so hot?
Love [Am]you, [F]love you [C]just
the [Dm]same[F][E]
[F]Love that wo [G]man,
cause [Am]Cal donia [C]is her n[Am]ame
[G]You [Am]know, my [F]mother -in told me to
put Caledonia down.
That's [Am]what she said.[F]
[C]She said, son, this little chick
is going to [Am]steal all your money
and leave you flat.
[D]Mom an [G]d Lordy know what
Caledoni[Am]a's putting down.
So I'm going to unsound
Caledonia one more time.
You cats wait here, Jack,
till I jump back [F]and [C]lay this sound.
Caledonia! [F]Cale[C]donia!
What makes your big head so high?
[Am]Cause a lover [C]loves [E]for just
[Am]the same.[G][C]
[F]Crazy about that woman,
[Bb]cause [C]Caldoni[F]a is [G]her nam[Am]e.
[F]Well maybe mama -in was right.
[G]I bought Caldonia a[Am] brand n[C]ew dress,
a [Am]new pair of shoes,
and laid [C]Gita's on her palms
[Am]and she hasn't gotten up off
of that jive [G]yet.
[F]So I'm going down an[G]d sounding
Caldonia [Bb]just one more time.
[C]She doesn't get up this time, [Am]Jack.
[G]You can sure [F]be lieve me when I [G]say
there'll be some fists fly
[Am]ing in the [C]righteous [F]path,
[Bb]so you cats ho[F]ld tight.[Am][E][C]
[Am]Caledoni[E]a, Caledon[C]ia,
what makes your [G]big head so [C]hard?
Mops cause [F]a lover,
[Bb]love's [F]jus[C]t the[Am] same[C].[Am][C]
[Bb]Crazy about that [Bb]woman
cause Cale[G]donia is her [Am]name.
[C]Do -do -do -do, do [Am]-do -do -do,
do -do -do [C]-do -do -do -do -do -do -do.
Cale[Am]donia is her name.
[C][G][C]
[C]
Caledonia sung by the Mellow Tones.