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Cat’sUkuleleSong Book4Golden Oldies, Country, Irish, RockWar-time, Rolling Stones, & 80’s*All Songs intended for free recreational use: not for sale or profit.Arrangements by Cat Krestel Porritt, 2018Online at Cat’s Ukulele Songswww.catporritt.com
Song Title – ArtistSong #Abilene in C Waylon JenningsButtons and Bows Dinah ShoreFrom a Jack to a King Ricky Van SheltonMockingbird Hill Slim WhitmanThe Yellow Rose of TexasAlways On My Mind Willie NelsonGrandpa, Tell Me Bout the Good Old Days The JuddsPick Me Up on Your Way Down Merle Haggard/Patsy ClineWhere’m I Gonna Live When I Get Home Billy Ray CyrusYou Never Call Me By My Name David Alan CoeLollipop The ChordettesMe And Bobby McGee Janis JoplinSundown Gordon LightfootWild Horses the Rolling StonesAn Irish Lullaby James Royce ShannonIt’s All For Me Grog – Irish TraditionalDirty Old Town in C The PoguesWild Mountain Thyme Irish TraditionalMaterial Girl Madonna – 2 pgSunglasses at Night Corey HartTrue Colors Cyndi LauperThe Gambler Kenny RogersBubby Colbie Callait – 1 pgFalling For You Colbie gs are arranged in the following order: Golden oldies, Country, 50’s – 60’s, Irish,80’s and Contemporary (Colbie Callait). The main influence for this collection comesfrom an 80’s theme song night and weekly jamming down the Legion ;-)NOTE FOR WEBSITE FOLLOWERSMost of the songs posted at my website are included in this songbook, however,the ones that were left out were from other internet/online sources, and links tothose were made available in the body of the posting. CPCat’s Ukulele Songs 2018www.catporritt.com
1ABILENE Waylon JenningsBob Gibson, Albert Stanton, Lester Brown, John d. Loudermilk 1963INTRO: / 1 2 3 4 / [C] / [C] / [C] / [C] /CHORUS:[C] Abilene [E7] Abilene[F] Prettiest town [C] I've ever seen[D] Women there, don't [G7] treat you meanIn Abi-[C]lene [F] my Abi-[C]lene [G7][C] I sit alone [E7] most every night[F] Watch those trains [C] pull out'a sight[D] Don't I wish they were [G7] carryin’ meBack to Abi-[C]lene [F] my Abi-[C]lene [G7]CHORUS:[C] Abilene [E7] Abilene[F] Prettiest town [C] I've ever seen[D] Women there, don't [G7] treat you meanIn Abi-[C]lene [F] my Abi-[C]lene [G7][C] [E7][D] [G7][F] [C][C]// [F]// [C]// [G7]//[C] Crowded city [E7] there ain't nothin' free[F] Nothin' in this [C] town for me[D] Wish to the Lord, that [G7] I could beIn Abi-[C]lene [F] sweet Abi-[C]lene [G7]CHORUS:[C] Abilene [E7] Abilene[F] Prettiest town [C] I've ever seen[D] Women there, don't [G7] treat you meanIn Abi-[C]lene [F] my Abi-[C]lene [C][D] Women there, don't [G7] treat you meanIn Abi-[C]lene [F] my Abi-[C] lene [G7] [C] Cat’s Ukulele Songs 2018www.catporritt.com
2Buttons and Bows – From Paleface, 1947, by Bob Hope. Dinah Shore, 1947.CAmCAmCAmC --- C7East is east and west is west, and the wrong one I have choseFCAmLet’s go where they keep on wearing thoseCAmCAmFrills and flowers and buttons and bowsCAmG7C --- Am --- C --- AmRings and things and buttons and bowsC AmCAmCAmC --- C7Don’t bury me in this prai-rie, take me where the cement growsFCAmLet’s move down to some big town where theyCAmCAmLove a gal by the cut o’ her clothesCAmG7C --- Am --- C --- C7And I’ll stand out in buttons and bowsFC --- AmI’ll love you in buckskin, or shirts that I’ve home-spunCAmCAmD7G7But I’ll love you longer, stronger where yer friends don’t tote a gun!CAmCAmCAmC --- C7My bones denounce the buckboard bounce and the cactus hurts my toesFCAmLet’s vamoose! Where gals keep usin’ thoseCAmCAmSilks and satins and linens that showsCAmG7C --- Am --- C --- C7And I’m all yours in buttons and bowsG7CGimme Eastern trimmin’ where women are womenG7CIn high silk hose, and peek-a-bow clothesG7CAnd French perfume that rocks the roomG7C --- Am --- CAnd I’m all yours in buttons and bowsG7C --- Am --- C G7C --- G7 --- CButtons and bows,Buttons and bowsCat’s Ukulele Songs 2018www.catporritt.com
3FROM A JACK TO A KING – Ned Miller/Ricky Van Shelton(G7)CFrom a Jack to a KingGFrom loneliness to a wedding ringI played an Ace and I won a QueenCAnd walked away with your Heart.CFrom a Jack to a KingGWith no regret I stacked the cards last nightAnd Lady Luck played her hand just rightC // F // C /To make me King of your HeartC / C7/ / FCFor just a little while, I thought that I might lose the gameDG // Gdim // G Then just in time I saw, the twinkle in your eyesN/CCGFrom a Jack to a King, from loneliness to a wedding ringI played an Ace and I won a QueenC // F // C /That made me King of your HeartINSTRUMENTALC / C7/ / FCFor just a little while, I thought that I might lose the gameDG // Gdim // G Then just in time I saw, the twinkle in your eyesN/CCGFrom a Jack to a King, from loneliness to a wedding ringI played an Ace and I won a QueenC // F // C G7 C7 That made me King of your HeartCat’s Ukulele Songs 2018www.catporritt.com
4Mockingbird Hill – Swedish waltz 1915; Words by GeorgeVaughn Horton, 1950.¾ TimeIntro: [G7][C]0[C] When the sun in the [C7]morning peeps [F] over the hillAnd [G7] kisses the roses 'round [C] my windowsillThen my heart fills with gladness when [F] I hear the trillOf the [G7] birds in the treetops on [C] Mockingbird Hill[C] Tra-la-la twiddly-dee-dee-dee it [F] gives me a [C] thrillTo [G7] wake up in the morning to the [C] mockingbird's trillTra-la-la twiddly-dee-dee there's [F] peace and good[C] willYou're [G7] welcome as the flowers on [C] Mockingbird Hill[C]Got a three cornered [C7]plow and an [F] acre to tillAnd a [G7] mule that I bought for a [C] ten dollar billThere's a tumble down shack and a [F] old rusty millBut it's [G7] my home sweet home on [C] Mockingbird Hill[C] Tra-la-la twiddly-dee-dee-dee it [F] gives me a [C] thrillTo [G7] wake up in the morning to the [C] mockingbird's trillTra-la-la twiddly-dee-dee there's [F] peace and good[C] willYou're [G7] welcome as the flowers on [C] Mockingbird Hill[C]When it's late in the [C7]evening I [F] climb up the hillAnd sur[G7] vey all my kingdom while [C] every thing's stillOnly me and the sky and an [F] old whippoorwillIt's [G7] my home sweet home on [C] Mockingbird Hill[C] Tra-la-la twiddly-dee-dee-dee it [F] gives me a [C] thrillTo [G7] wake up in the morning to the [C] mockingbird's trillTra-la-la twiddly-dee-dee there's [F] peace and good[C] willYou're [G7] welcome as the flowers on [C] Mockingbird HillYou're [G7] welcome as the flowers on [C] Mockingbird HillCat’s Ukulele Songs 2018www.catporritt.com
THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS –“J.K.”, 1858INTRO: / [F] / [C] / [G7] / [C] /G7CThere’s a Yellow Rose in Texas, that I am going to seeG7No other cowboy knows her, no body only meCShe cried so when I left her, it likely broke her heart(C7) FCG7CAnd if we ever meet again we never more shall partG7CShe’s the sweetest rose of colour, this cowboy ever knewG7Her eyes are bright as diamonds, they sparkle like the dewCYou may talk about your dearest maids and sing of RosalieFCG7CBut the Yellow Rose of Texas beats the belles of TennesseeG7CWhere the Rio Grande is flowing, and stars are shining brightG7We walked along together on a quiet summer nightCShe said if you remember when we parted long agoFCG7CYou promised to come back again and never leave me so(G7)CShe’s the sweetest rose of colour this cowboy ever knewG7Her eyes are bright as diamonds, they sparkle like the dewCYou may talk about your dearest maids and sing of RosalieFCG7CBut the Yellow Rose of Texas beats the belles of TennesseeCI’m going back to see her, my heart is full of woeG7We’ll sing the song together, we sang so long agoCWe’ll pick the banjo gaily and sing the songs of yoreFCG7CAnd the Yellow Rose of Texas will be mine for ever moreFCG7CCat’s Ukulele Songs 2018www.catporritt.com5
6ALWAYS ON MY MIND – Willie Nelson version, 1985CGAmCFMaybe I didn’t love you, quite as often as I could haveG/CGAmCDmAnd maybe I didn’t treat you, quite as good as I should haveFCIf I made you feel second bestFCDm / / F / Dm /Girl I’m sorry, I was blindGAmG7CFGCBut you were always on my mind, You were always on my mindCGAmCFMaybe I didn’t hold you, all those lonely lonely timesG/CGAmCDmAnd I guess I never told you,I’m so happy that you’re mineFCLittle things I should have said and doneFCDm / / F / Dm /I just never took the timeGAmG7CBut you were always on my mindFGC / / F / G7 /You were always on my mindCGAmCTellMeFCGTell me that your sweet love hasn’t diedCGAmCGiveme,give meFCDmOne more chance to keep you satis-fiedGCFGCI’ll keep you satis-fiedCat’s Ukulele Songs 2018www.catporritt.com
Grandpa, Tell Me ‘Bout the Good Old Days by the JuddsDGGrandpa, tell me 'bout the good old daysDASometi-i-i-imes it feels like, this world's gone crazyDGGrandpa, take me back to yesterdayDWhen the li-i-ine between right and wrongA7D(stop)Didn't seem so hazyChorusGDid lovers really fall in love to stayDAnd stand beside each other come what may?AWas a promise really something people keptDD7Not just something they would say?GDid families really bow their heads to pray?DDid daddies really never go away?EmADOh, Grandpa, tell me 'bout the good old daysDGGrandpa, everything is changing fastDAWe ca-a-a-all it progress, but I just don't knowDGAnd Grandpa, let's wander back into the pastDA7D (stop)And pai-aint me the picture, Of long agoChorus, tag the last lineCat’s Ukulele Songs 2018www.catporritt.com7
8Pick Me Up On Your Way Down- Faron Young(G) You were mine for just awhileNow you're (C) putting on the styleAnd you (D) never once looked backTo your home across the (G) trackYou're the gossip of the townBut my (C) heart can still be foundWhere you (D) tossed it on the groundPick me up on your way (G) downChorus:(G) Pick me up on your way downWhen you're (C) blue and all aloneWhen their (D) glamour starts to bore youCome on back where you (G) belongWhen you learn these things are trueI'll be (C) waitin’ here for youWhen you (D) tumble to the groundPick me up on your way (G) down.(G) They have changed your attitudeMade you (C) honey, oh so rudeYour new (D) friends can take the blameUnderneath you're still the (G) sameYou may be their pride and joyBut they'll (C) find another toyWhen your (D)new love can't be foundPick me up on your way (G) downChorus:(G) Pick me up on your way downWhen you're (C) blue and all aloneWhen their (D) glamour starts to bore youCome on back where you (G) belongWhen you learn these things are trueI'll be (C) waitin’ here for youWhen you (D) tumble to the groundPick me up on your way (G) downCat’s Ukulele Songs 2018www.catporritt.com
WHERE'M I GONNA LIVE - Written by Billy Ray and Cindy CyrusDD7GWhere'm I gonna live when I get home?D7GMy old lady's throwed out everything I ownCShe meant what she said, when she wished I was deadDD7GSo where'm I gonna live when I get home?DD7GI knew our road was gettin' kind of rockyDD7GShe said I was gettin' way to calkyCGShe waited till I was gone, she packed from dusk till dawnDD7GSo where'm I gonna live when I get home?(CHORUS)(instrumental; same pattern as chorus)DD7GShe decided she would keep my catDD7GMy transportation, I wouldn't be needin' thatCGShe kept my TV, the bills she gave to meDD7GSo where'm I gonna live when I get home?(CHORUS)DD7Where'm I gonna live when I getDWhere'm I gonna live?Where'm I gonna live?D7Where'm I gonna live when I getGhome?Ghome?Cat’s Ukulele Songs 2018www.catporritt.com9
10INTROYou Never Call Me By My Name – David Allan Coe[C][G] [C]CGCWell it was all, that I could do, to keep from cryin’FGCSometimes it seemed so useless, to remainFCAmBut you don’t have to call me Darlin’, Darlin’,CGCYou never even call me by my nameCGCYou don’t have to call me Waylon JenningsFGCAnd you don’t have to call me Charley PrideFGCAmAnd you don’t have to call me Merle Haggard, anymoreDGG7Even though you’re on my – fightin’ side i-e-ide!FCAnd I’ll hang around as long as you will let meGCC7And I never minded standin’ in the rainFCAmBut you don’t have to call me Darlin’, Darlin’CGCYou never even call me by my nameCGCWell I’ve heard my name a few times, in your phonebookFGCAnd I’ve seen it, on signs where I’ve playedFCAmBut the only time I know I’ll hear,David Allen CoeDGG7Is when Jesus has his final judgement dayCat’s Ukulele Songs 2018“hello, hello”www.catporritt.com
FCSo I’ll hang around as long as you will let meGCC7And I never minded standin’ in the rainFCAmBut you don’t have to call me Darlin’, Darlin’CGCYou never even call me by my nameYou Never/Name, 2(INSTRUMENTAL)Spoken:Well a friend of mine named Steve Goodman wrote that songAnd he told me it was the perfect Country and Western song.I wrote him back a letter and told him,It was not the perfect Country and Western songBecause he hadn’t said anything at all about Mama,Or trains or trucks or prison or getting’ drunk.Well he sat down and wrote another verse to the song and he sent it.And after reading it I realized thatMy friend had written the perfect Country and Western songAnd I felt obliged to include it on my album.The last verse goes like this here:CGCWell I was drunk the day my Mama, got out of prisonFGCC7And I went, to pick her up, in the rainFCAmBut before I could get to the station, in my, pickup truckDGShe got runned over by a, damned ole’ trainFCAnd I’ll hang around as long as you will let meGCC7And I never minded standin’ in the rainFCAmBut you don’t have to call me Darlin’, Darlin’CGG7You never even called me –CFWell I wonder why you don’t call meCGFCWhy don’t you ever call me by my name?Cat’s Ukulele Songs 2018www.catporritt.com
11LollipopThe Chordettes, 1958 (Julius Dixson, Beverly Ross)INTRO: Chorus TwiceLollipop, Lollipop,Ooh Lolli Lolli LolliLollipop, Lollipop,Ooh Lolli Lolli LolliLollipop, Lollipop,Ooh Lolli Lolli Lolli/ [stop]Lollipop!(Pop!) (Boo-boo boom boom)Call my baby Lollipop, tell you whyHis kiss is sweeter than an applepie/ [stop]And when he does his shaky rockin' dance –Man, I haven't got a chance! I call him .CHORUSCat’s Ukulele Songs 2018www.catpo
Always On My Mind Willie Nelson 6 Grandpa, Tell Me Bout the Good Old Days The Judds 7 Pick Me Up on Your Way Down Merle Haggard/Patsy Cline 8 Where’m I Gonna Live When I Get Home Billy Ray Cyrus 9 You Never Call Me By My Name David Alan Coe 10 Lollipop The Chordettes 11 Me And Bobby McGee Janis Joplin 12 Sundown Gordon Lightfoot 13 Wild Horses the Rolling Stones 14
