SNIP SNIP - TIGER LILLIES
[C] Conrad's [F]mother s[Dm]aid Conrad [G]dear
[C] must go o[F]ut and l[Dm]eave you he[G]re.
[C] but mind [F]now, Con[Dm]rad, what I[G] say,
[C] don't suc[F]k your t[Dm]humbs while[G] I'm away.
snip[C] snip[F] the[Dm] scissors [G]go
and [C]Conrad[F] cries[Dm] out[G] oh!
snip[C] snip[F] they[Dm] go so[G] fast,
and [C]Conrad's [F]thumbs [Dm]are off at[G] last.
[C] well,mama[F] had[Dm] scarcely turned her[G] back,
[C]when the t[F]humbs we[Dm]re in , ala[G]ck! alack!
[C]the door b[F]urst ope[Dm]n and in he[G] ran,
[C]that great[F] long le[Dm]gged scisso[G]r man.
[C] snip sni[F]p the sc[Dm]issors go[G]
[C]and Conrad[F] cries o[Dm]ut oh![G]
[C]snip snip [F]they go [Dm]so fast,[G]
[C]and Conrad[F]'s thumb[Dm]s are off a[G]t last.
[C] well, ma[F]ma comes[Dm] home and t[G]here Conrad stands,
[C]and he loo[F]ks quite[Dm] sad as he [G]shows his hands,
[C]Ha! Ha! sa[F]id mama,[Dm] I knew he'[G]d come,
[C]for naught[F]y little[Dm] suck-a-thu[G]mb.
[C] snip sni[F]p the sc[Dm]issors go[G]
[C]and Conrad[F] cries o[Dm]ut oh![G]
[C]snip snip [F]they go [Dm]so fast,[G]
[C]and Conrad[F] bleeds [Dm]to death at[G] last.
[C] Conrad's [F]mother s[Dm]aid Conrad [G]dear
[C] must go o[F]ut and l[Dm]eave you he[G]re.
[C] but mind [F]now, Con[Dm]rad, what I[G] say,
[C] don't suc[F]k your t[Dm]humbs while[G] I'm away.
snip[C] snip[F] the[Dm] scissors [G]go
and [C]Conrad[F] cries[Dm] out[G] oh!
snip[C] snip[F] they[Dm] go so[G] fast,
and [C]Conrad's [F]thumbs [Dm]are off at[G] last.
[C] well,mama[F] had[Dm] scarcely turned her[G] back,
[C]when the t[F]humbs we[Dm]re in , ala[G]ck! alack!
[C]the door b[F]urst ope[Dm]n and in he[G] ran,
[C]that great[F] long le[Dm]gged scisso[G]r man.
[C] snip sni[F]p the sc[Dm]issors go[G]
[C]and Conrad[F] cries o[Dm]ut oh![G]
[C]snip snip [F]they go [Dm]so fast,[G]
[C]and Conrad[F]'s thumb[Dm]s are off a[G]t last.
[C] well, ma[F]ma comes[Dm] home and t[G]here Conrad stands,
[C]and he loo[F]ks quite[Dm] sad as he [G]shows his hands,
[C]Ha! Ha! sa[F]id mama,[Dm] I knew he'[G]d come,
[C]for naught[F]y little[Dm] suck-a-thu[G]mb.
[C] snip sni[F]p the sc[Dm]issors go[G]
[C]and Conrad[F] cries o[Dm]ut oh![G]
[C]snip snip [F]they go [Dm]so fast,[G]
[C]and Conrad[F] bleeds [Dm]to death at[G] last.