The Owl And The Pussycat by Burl Ives
Key: CC | Capo: 0fr |  Left-Handed 

    


Verse 1
    C
The Owl and the Pussy-cat went to sea
                            G7
   In a beautiful pea-green boat,
They took some honey, and plenty of money,
                              C
   Wrapped up in a five-pound note.
The Owl looked up to the stars above,
       C7                 F
   And sang to a small guitar,
                   C
"O lovely Pussy! O Pussy, my love,
           F                   C
    What a beautiful Pussy you are, you are,
       F                   C
What a beautiful Pussy you are!"
Verse 2
      C
Pussy said to the Owl, "You elegant fowl!
                            G7
   How charmingly sweet you sing!
O let us be married! too long we have tarried:
                              C
   But what shall we do for a ring?"
They sailed away, for a year and a day,
          C7                       F
   To the land where the Bong-Tree grows
                      C
And there in a wood a Piggy-wig stood
          F                      C
   With a ring at the end of his nose, his nose,
          F                      C
   With a ring at the end of his nose.
Verse 3
      C
"Dear Pig, are you willing to sell for one shilling
                                  G7
   Your ring?" Said the Piggy, "I will."
So they took it away, and were married next day
                                  C
   By the Turkey who lives on the hill.
They dined on mince, and slices of quince,
                                  F
   Which they ate with a runcible spoon;
    C7                     C
And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand,
        F                          C
   They danced by the light of the moon, the moon,
     F                          C
They danced by the light of the moon.