I'm Looking Over A Four Leaf Clover

Words & Music:

Mort Dixon & Harry Woods (1927)

 

A    E7     Bm7-5  A  E7 A    E7   A   Cdim

I'm looking   o - ver a four-leaf clo - ver

 A  B7 Bm7-5       B7   F#7    B7

That I  o - ver - looked be - fore;

E7 Bm7-5     E7    Cdim      A6       Cdim     A6

One leaf is sun - shine, the sec - ond     is rain,

 B7   F#7    B7      Cdim       E7 Bm7-5      E7

Third is the ro - ses     that grow  in  the lane.

 

A   E7      Bm7-5     A    E7  A  E7    A   Cdim

No need ex - plain - ing, the one re - main - ing

A  B7    Bm7-5   B7 F#7   B7

Is some - bod - y I  a - dore.

D6 Bm7-5      Cdim    B7   Amaj7 C#m7-5 F#7

I'm look - ing o - ver   a four - leaf  clo - ver

 

(First Time:)

    D9 Bm7-5         E7  E7/6   A    Cdim  Bm7-5  E7

That I   o - ver - looked be - fore.

 

(Last Time:)

    D9 Bm7-5         E7  E7/6   A    Cdim   A6

That I   o - ver - looked be - fore.

 

[sing whole song twice - note different ending second time!]

 


I'm Looking Over My Dead Dog Rover

(Parody of "I'm Looking Over A Four Leaf Clover")

New Words:

Traditional Children's

 

Yes, it is another one of those morbid kids' tunes that they love to sing ad infinitum.  Enjoy!

 

I'm looking over my dead dog Rover, he's out on the kitchen floor.

One leg is broken, the other is maimed,

The third I ran over with my CoCo Puff train.

No use explaining, the parts remaining, they're mangled beyond repair.

I'm looking over my dead Dog Rover that I overlooked before.

 

OR:

 

I'm looking over my dead dog Rover, who I hit with a power mower.

One leg is missing the other is gone.

The third one is scattered all over the lawn.

No need explaining the one remaining, it's spinning on the carport floor.

I'm looking over my dead dog Rover, who I overlooked before.

 

OR:

 

I'm looking over my minced dog Rover, who I hit with a power mower:

My dog's not eating, he no longer barks,

He hit the propeller and turned into sparks.

No need explaining, there's no dog remaining.

He's part of the grass, you see,

I'm looking over my dead dog Rover, who I sent to eternity.

 





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