Okra Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]Oh Melby, here come the coal man
[D]And you [G]know he keeps
[D]some good vegetables
Oo[G]h, let me call [D]him
Darayna (hey girl), ooh canned treats,
come on
Here he [G]come [D](get some more
for tonight)
Oh some [G]corn [D]and some string [G]bean,
you know, ooh
[D]Blueberry, al [G]mon[D]d, tha[G]t's a b[C]lue[G]ber[A]ry[D][A]
[G](I [C]don[D]'t [G]know 'bout[D][G]
[D]that)

[Verse 2]
I'm your [G]coal [D]man[G][D]
I got [G]strawberry
[D]Str[G]awber[D]ry[G][D]
I got [G]fresh [D]peas[G]
I got good look[D]in' ears of [G]corn[D]
I got the [G]homemade [D]drink[G]
[D]Pralines [G]too[D]
I got some [G]okra[D]
[G]Yeah, [C]okra
[D][G][D]

[Verse 3]
[G]
I'm your [D]coal [G]man[D][G][D]
[G]Strawberry[D]
[G]Straw[D]berry[G]
Fresh [D]peas[G]
Fresh [D]greens[G]
Peanuts, [D]walnuts, hickory [G]nuts[D]
And I have some okra [G]too[D]

[Verse 4]
Uh [G]huh, okra[D]
Okra
Okra
[G]Okra
[D]Okra
[G]Okra

[Verse 5]
[D]Okra
[G]Okra
[D]Okra
[G]Okra[D]
[G]Okra

[Interlude 1]
[D][G][D][G][D]

[Verse 6]
Green [G]peanuts from Ms.
[D]Mary's backyard
[G]Plenty, plenty [D]tomatoes[G]
Pee- cans, [D]pe h- cans, pee- cans,
peh- [G]cans[D]
[G]Blackberry[D][G]
Dew[D]berry
I'm your [G]coal [C]man[D]
[G]Coal man
[D][G][D]

[Verse 7]
Call the [G]children, he's [D]got candy
Call the [G]children, he's got [D]sweets
Call the [G]children, he's got [D]candy
Call the [G]children, [D]he's got[G] sweets
Call the children, he's [D]got candy
Call the [G]children,
he's [D]got sweets

[Interlude 2]
[G][D][G][D][G][D]
[G][D]

[Verse 8]
Ella Mae, [G]she makes some good [D]okra
And crowder [G]peas
You better [D]look out your window,
come [G]outside
You know [D]your Junior is coming home, [G]so
You must have [D]his [G]okra
You must have [D]his crowder [G]peas
Simmer[D]ing, simmering
[G][D]

[Verse 9]
[G]Ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, [D]ba, ba
[G]Bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, [D]bla, [G]bla
Yeah, [D]yeah, [G]yeah
I'm your coal [D]man[G][D]
[G]Okra[D]
String [G]bean
[D]Okra
[G]Peas
Okra
[D][G][D]