You ought to (A7)see Mis ter Jones when he rat tles the bones,
(D7)Old Colo nel Brown fool in’ ’round like a clown.
Miss Vir gin ia who is past eight y three,
(C)shout in, “I’m full
o’ pep!
Watch yo’ step, watch
yo’ step!” (A7)One leg ged Joe
danced a round on his toe,
(Dm)threw a way his crutch and hol lered, “Let ’er
(A7)go!”
Oh, (G7)hon ey, (C)Hail!
(E7)Hail!
the (F)gang’s
all
(C)here
for an (D7)Al a ba ma (G7)Ju bi
lee.
You ought to (A7)see Mis ter Jones
when
he rat tles the bones,
(D7)Old Colo nel Brown
fool
in’ ’round like a clown.
Miss
Vir gin ia who is past eight y three,
(C)shout in, “I’m full
o’ pep!
Watch yo’ step, watch
yo’ step!”
(A7)One leg ged Joe danced
a round on his toe,
(Dm)threw a way his crutch and hol lered, “Let ’er
(A7)go!” Oh, (G7)hon ey, (C)Hail!
(E7)Hail!
the (F)gang’s all
(C)here for an (D7)Al a ba ma (G7)Ju bi
lee.
You ought to
This page shows “Alabama Jubilee” by Jerry Reed in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of C at 100 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.