Chi-Baba Chi-Baba

by Perry Como

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CHI-BABA CHI-BABA (My Bambino Go To Sleep)
By: Mark David, Al Hoffman, Jerry Livingston 
Perry Como
Key: C 

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Man-y years a-go in old Sor-ren-to,  
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A cer-tain dit-ty was quite the thing. 
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When-ev-er a moth-er rocked 
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her ba-by in Sor-ren-to 
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This lit-tle dit-ty she used to sing 
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Chi-ba-ba, chi-ba-ba, chi-wa-wa 
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En-ja-la-wa, cook-a-la goom-ba 
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Chi-ba-ba, chi-ba-ba, chi-wa-wa 
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My bam-bi-no go to sleep 

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Chi-ba-ba, chi-ba-ba, cha-la-wa 
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An-ge-la-wa, chu-ka-la goom-ba 
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Chi-ba-ba, chi-ba-ba, cha-la-wa 
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My bam-bi-no go to sleep 

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All the stars are in the skies 
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Read-y to say good night 
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Can't you see your doll is sleep-y too 
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Close your drows-y lit-tle eyes, 
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Ma-ma will hold you tight 
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While she sings a lull-a-by to you

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Chi-ba-ba, chi-ba-ba, cha-la-wa 
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An-ge-la-wa, chu-ka-la goom-ba 
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Chi-ba-ba, chi-ba-ba, cha-la-wa 
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My bam-bi-no go to sleep