Flip, Flop, Fly

B.B. King, J. Taub

(Fast 12-bar Boogie)

[long harp intro]
[rhythm joins in for 12 bars]

When I get the blues, I get me a rockin chair
When I get the blues, I get me a rockin chair
When the blues come to get me, I'm gonna rock away from here

When I get lonesome, I get right on the telephone
When I get lonesome, I get right on the telephone
I call up my baby, and tell her I'm coming home

Flip, flop and fly, I don't care if I die
Flip, flop and fly, I don't care if I die
Don't ever leave me, don't ever say goodbye

Here comes by baby, flashing a new gold tooth
Here comes by baby, flashing a new gold tooth
If she shows a little more, she'll bring home some bacon too

Like a mississipi bullfrog sitting on a hollow stump
Like a mississipi bullfrog sitting on a hollow stump
I got flies all around me and I don't know which way to jump

Flip, flop and fly, I don't care if I die
Flip, flop and fly, I don't care if I die
Don't ever leave me, don't ever say goodbye

Give me one last kiss and hold it a long long time
Give me one last kiss and hold it a long long time
I wanna feel that kiss till my head run feels like wine

Flip, flop and fly, I don't care if I die
Flip, flop and fly, I don't care if I die
Don't ever leave me, don't ever say goodbye