Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

12-string [4X; drums enter second time, rhythm guitar third]:

bass [enters fourth time]:

Verse 1

[12-string plays intro riff throughout]

  I don't care what they say

  I'm gonna keep it anyway

  I won't let them stretch their necks

  To see my little black egg with the little white specks

Chorus

F#m E [slide up to F#m throughout]

I found it in a tree

  Just the other day

  And now it's mine, all mine

  [yes, major here]

They won't take it away

[my Kapp single goes directly to next verse; the version on the

Rhino "Nuggets" comp repeats intro riff twice]

Verse 2

Here comes Mary, here comes Lee

I'll bet what they want to see

I won't let them stretch their necks

To see my little black egg with the little white specks

[repeat chorus]

Verse 3

Oh, goldurn, what can I do?

The little black egg's gonna tell on you

I won't let them stretch their necks

To see my little black egg with the little white specks

Coda

  The little black egg... [repeat to fade]

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers