Johnny's Lost His Marble

(American boring version of "Geordy's Lost His Penker")

Words & Music:

Traditional

C                          G7

Johnny's lost his marble, Johnny's lost his marble,

C                 F       G7               C

Johnny's lost his marble, Down in Granny's yard.

 

He lost it up the drainpipe, He lost it up the drainpipe,

He lost it up the drainpipe, Down in Granny's yard.

 

He went and got a clothesprop, He went and got a clothesprop,

He went and got a clothesprop, Down in Granny's yard.

 

He rammed it up the drainpipe, He rammed it up the drainpipe,

He rammed it up the drainpipe, Down in Granny's yard.

 

Still, he didn't find it, Still, he didn't find it,

Still, he didn't find it, Down in Granny's yard.

 

He went and got a broomstick, He went and got a broomstick,

He went and got a broomstick, Down in Granny's yard.

 

He rammed it up the drainpipe, He rammed it up the drainpipe,

He rammed it up the drainpipe, Down in Granny's yard.

 

Still, he didn't find it, Still, he didn't find it,

Still, he didn't find it, Down in Granny's yard.

 

He went for the policeman, He went for the policeman,

He went for the policeman, Down in Granny's yard.

 

He tied him to the clothesprop, He tied him to the clothesprop,

He tied him to the clothesprop, Down in Granny's yard.

 

He rammed him up the drainpipe, He rammed him up the drainpipe,

He rammed him up the drainpipe, Down in Granny's yard.

 

Still, he didn't find it, Still, he didn't find it,

Still, he didn't find it, Down in Granny's yard.

 

He went and got gunpowder, He went and got gunpowder,

He went and got gunpowder, Down in Granny's yard.

 

He tied it to the clothesprop, He tied it to the clothesprop,

He tied it to the clothesprop, Down in Granny's yard.

 

He rammed it up the drainpipe, He rammed it up the drainpipe,

He rammed it up the drainpipe, And blew up Granny's yard.

 

Oh, Johnny's found his marble, Johnny's found his marble,

Johnny's found his marble, Down in Granny's yard.

 

He found it in his pocket, He found it in his pocket,

He found it in his pocket, Down in Granny's yard.

 

The provenance of the attached easy arrangement of this is unknown.  It is part of a collection that people gave me over the years.  Please inform me if you know it.