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Alexander Beetle

Melanie
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D-DU-UDU
I  had a little beetle
So  that beetle  was his name
And  I called him Alexander
 And he answered  just the  same
And  I put him in a matchbox
 And I  kept him all the  day
But  nanny let my beetle  out
Yes  nanny let my beetle  out
She  went and let my beetle out
And  beetle ran away
 Its the same for all the other verses, I think, here's the lyrics
 She said she didn't mean it
 And I never said she did
 She said she wanted matches
 And she just took off the lid
 She said I mustn't worry
 And I really mustn't mind
 That there's lots and lots of beetles
 The she's certain we could find
 She said I mustn't worry
 But it's difficult to catch
 An excited sort of beetle
 You've mistaken for a match
 If we looked in all the places
 That a beetle might be near
 And we made the kind of noises
 That a beetle likes to hear
 And I heard a kind of something
 And I gave a sort of shout
 It was a beetle house
 And Alexander beetle coming out
 It was Alexander beetle
 I'm as certain as can be
 And he had that kind of look as though
 He thought it might be me
 And he had that kind of look as though
 He thought he ought to say
 "I'm really very sorry that I tried to run away"
 And nanny's very sorry too
 Cause you know what she did
 And she's writing Alexander
 Very blackly on the lid
 So nan and me are friends because
 It's difficult to catch
 An excited Alexander
 You've misstaken for a match

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Readable chord sheet for Alexander Beetle by Melanie

[G]I had a little b[C]eetle
[C]So that b[D]eetle was his n[G]ame
[C]And I called him Al[G]exander
And he [D]answered just the[G] same
[G]And I put him in a ma[C]tchbox
And I[D] kept him all the[G] day
[C]But nanny let my b[D]eetle o[G]ut
[C]Yes nanny let my b[D]eetle o[G]ut
[C]She went and let my bee[D]tle [G]out
[D]And beetle ran [G]away

Its the same for all the other verses, I think, here's the lyrics

She said she didn't mean it
And I never said she did
She said she wanted matches
And she just took off the lid
She said I mustn't worry
And I really mustn't mind
That there's lots and lots of beetles
The she's certain we could find
She said I mustn't worry
But it's difficult to catch
An excited sort of beetle
You've mistaken for a match

If we looked in all the places
That a beetle might be near
And we made the kind of noises
That a beetle likes to hear
And I heard a kind of something
And I gave a sort of shout
It was a beetle house
And Alexander beetle coming out
It was Alexander beetle
I'm as certain as can be
And he had that kind of look as though
He thought it might be me

And he had that kind of look as though
He thought he ought to say
"I'm really very sorry that I tried to run away"
And nanny's very sorry too
Cause you know what she did
And she's writing Alexander
Very blackly on the lid
So nan and me are friends because
It's difficult to catch
An excited Alexander
You've misstaken for a match

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