Tom: Am
G G
To-night we'll have a party
G G
we'll eat some food that's rare
C C#dim G
And at the head of the table
A7 D7
We'll place brother Henry's chair
G G
Invite all the local big dogs, we'll
C C#dim
laugh and talk and eat, but we'll
G E7
save the bones for Henry Jones
A7 D7 G
'Cause Henry don't eat no meat
[Verse 2]
G G
Today we'll go to market
G G
and buy a lot of fish,
C C#dim G
That will thrill Brother Henry
A7 D7
'Cause fish is his special dish
G G
Get a large can of molasses,
C C#dim
So we'll have something sweet,
G E7
But we’ll save the bones for Henry Jones,
A7 D7 G
'Cause Henry don't eat no meat.
[Bridge]
C6 C6
Henry don’t like gravy
G G
He don’t dunk or dip
A7 A7
He don't need no napkin,
D7 Db7 D7 N.C.
'Cause the things he eats don't drip bip
[Verse 3]
G G
One day we had a banquet,
G G
it really was a bake.
C C#dim G
They started off with short ribs,
A7 D7
then they finished off with steak.
G G
But when the feast was over,
C C#dim
brother Henry just kept his seat,
G E7
and we served the bones to Henry Jones,
A7 D7 G
'Cause Henry don't eat no meat.
[Solo]
| G | G | G | G |C C#dim | G | A7 | D7 |
| G | G | C | C#dim | G | E7 | A7 D7 | G |
[Verse 4]
G G
Our banquet was most proper
G G
right down to demitasse
C C#dim G
From soup to lox and bagels
A7 D7
and pheasant under glass we thought the chops were
G7 G7
mellow
C C#dim
He said his chops were beat
G E7
And we served the bones to Henry Jones
[Outro]
A7 D7 G
'Cause Henry don't eat no meat
A7 D7 G
He shout for bean sprourts. Henry don't eat no meat
A7 D7 G
Don't you care for bacon? Henry don't eat no meat
A7 D7 G
Badly mistaken. Henry don't eat no meat
A7 D7 G
Been on fish since '66. Henry don't eat no meat
A7 D7 G
When he gets his kits so restricts. Henry don't eat no meat
A7 D7 G
Sure cant breathe when he eats that cheese. Henry don't eat no meat
A7 D7 G
I'm in the mood for seafood. Henry don't eat no meat
A7 D7 G
But he acts like he wants sea-food. Henry don't eat no meat.
