Beating On A Ding Dong Song Lyrics and Chords by Jim Reeves
Beating On A Ding Dong
Recorded by Jim Reeves
Written by Bob Shelton and Idell Shelton
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Beatin' on the ding dong
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all day long
I go around just
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singin' this song
I got a gal maybe
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two or three
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Beatin' on the ding dong don't bother
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me
Most folks worry when they
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have no dough
Can't feel good cause they're
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feelin'
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I don't worry if I'm
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broke no more
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I ain't rich so I must be
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poor
Beatin' on the ding dong
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don't mean a thing
Just some words that
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you can sing
Makes no difference if they're
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right or wrong
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Beatin' on the ding dong all day
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long
Some are happy when they
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have big cars
They ride around and they
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puff
cigars
Give me a rattle trap
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I'm as happy as a Chicka
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dee
A horse and a flea and a
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bunch of mice
Out in the barnyard
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shootin'
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The horse rolled forward and
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stepped on a flea
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The flea hollered hey fellas there's a horse on
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me
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I stood with a gal on the
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porch last night
A huggin' and a kissin' till it
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got
daylight
Her pa said giddy man I
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had to dance
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A bulldog had me by the seat of the
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pants
I don't have nothin' to
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bother
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Happy as a possum in a
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salmon
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If I had a wife that'd
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work at all
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I wouldn't have to work this comin'
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fall
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Beatin' on the ding dong don't bother
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Beating On A Ding Dong?
- The song Beating On A Ding Dong was sang by Jim Reeves.
Who is Jim Reeves?
- James Travis Reeves (August 20, 1923 - July 31, 1964) was an American country and popular music singer-songwriter. With records charting from the 1950s to the 1980s, he became well known as a practitioner of the Nashville sound. Known as "Gentleman Jim", his songs continued to chart for years after his death. Reeves died in the crash of his private airplane. He is a member of both the Country Music and Texas Country Music Halls of Fame.
