Cider Through A Straw

Words & Music:

Traditional American

This and "The Bear In The Woods" have the exact same tune.

 

CALL:                            RESPONSE:

              C

The prettiest boy/girl           The prettiest boy/girl

       C

I ever saw                       I ever saw

            G7

Was sipping ci...                Was sipping ci...

              C

der through a straw.             der through a straw

 

BOTH PARTS:

C

The prettiest boy/girl I ever saw

C           F     G7        C

Was sipping cider through a straw.

 

I asked him/her if               I asked him/her if

S/he'd teach me how              She'd teach me how

To sip some ci...                To sip some ci...

der through a straw.             der through a straw.

I asked him/her if s/he'd show me how

To sip some cider through a straw.

 

Thus, cheek to cheek,            Thus cheek to cheek,

And jaw to jaw,                  And jaw to jaw,

We sipped that ci...             We sipped that ci...

der through that straw.          der through that straw.

Thus, cheek to cheek, and jaw to jaw,

We sipped that cider through that straw.

 

'Twas good for me                'Twas good for me

The straw did slip               The straw did slip

I sipped the ci...               I sipped the ci...

der from his/her lip.            der from his/her lip.

'Twas good for me the straw did slip.

I sipped the cider from his/her lip.

 

That's how I got                 That's how I got

My own in-laws;                  My own in-laws;

From sipping ci...               From sipping ci...

der through a straw.             der through a straw.

That's how I got my own in-laws.

From sipping cider through a straw.

 

Now, 49 kids                     Now, 49 kids

All call me ma/pa.               All call me ma/pa.

From sipping ci...               From sipping ci...

der through a straw.             der through a straw.

Now, 49 kids all call me ma/pa.

From sipping cider through a straw.

 

The moral of                     The moral of

This little joke                 This little joke.

Is don't sip ci...               Is don't sip ci...

der; sip a Coke!                 der; sip a Coke!

The moral of this little joke;

Is don't sip cider; sip a Coke!

 

 

 





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