Button Up Your Overcoat on Ukulele

Button Up Your Overcoat
By B.G. DeSylva, Lew Brown, and Ray Henderson in 1928

BUTTON UP YOUR OVERCOAT WHEN THE WIND IS FREE
TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOURSELF, YOU BELONG TO ME
EAT AN APPLE EVERYDAY, GET TO BED BY THREE
TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOURSELF, YOU BELONG TO ME
BE CAREFUL CROSSING STREETS, OOOO-OOOO
DONT EAT MEATS, OOOO-OOOO
CUT OUT SWEETS, OOOO-OOOO
OR YOULL GET A PAIN AND RUIN IN YOUR TUM-TUM
KEEP AWAY FROM BOOTLEG HOOTCH WHEN YOURE ON A SPREE
TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOURSELF YOU BELONG TO ME
BUTTON UP YOUR OVERCOAT WHEN THE WIND IS FREE
TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOURSELF, YOU BELONG TO ME
WEAR YOUR FLANNEL UNDERWEAR, WHEN YOU CLIMB A TREE
TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOURSELF, YOU BELONG TO ME
DONT SIT ON HORNETSS TAILS, OOOO-OOOO
OR ON NAILS, OOOO-OOOO
OR THIRD RAILS, OOOO-OOOO
OR YOULL GET A PAIN AND RUIN IN YOUR TUM-TUM
KEEP AWAY FROM COLLEGE BOYS WHEN YOURE ON A SPREE
TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOURSELF YOU BELONG TO ME

This version is from Jumpin' Jim's Ukulele Gems by Jim Beloff

Ukulele is an unknown maker mahagony soprano circa 1920.

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[TheBigRedBush]

Love it man. Absolutely love it.

[lukuleles]

@TheBigRedBush thanks man!

[yogajenny]

I really enjoyed that - I really enjoyed that 3 times in fact - absolutely great - thanks :)

[lukuleles]

@yogajenny oh, thanks so much! your comment has totally made my night better!

[podoz]

nice, well done

[lukuleles]

thanks podoz!

[wystan1000]

Hi - amazingly these chords aren't on the web. DeSylva Brown and Henderson wd turn in their grave. Anyway, would you kindly post them if it's not too much effort. Many thanks. Michael

[pirrung123]

nice try :o)

[russelljenkinsfearn]

Great stuff thanks!

[TheyFlippedtheBitch]

awesome dude