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Don't You Just Know It

Compilation Bootleg: Rare Songs 1976-1982
Live Bootleg: Left Bank 1981, Bookies, Bradford Ballroom (set 2), My Father's Place, The Peppermint Lounge, Lone Star Cafe
Bookies

Lyrics

Baby Baby ???
(Don't you just know it)
Baby don't believe I wear two left shoes
(Don't you just know it)

Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Yeahh-ah-oh (yeahh-ah-oh)
Cubba cubba cubba cubba (cubba cubba cubba cubba)
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Yeahh-ah-oh (yeahh-ah-oh)

Baby baby, can we go strolling
(Don't you just know it)
You got me rockin' when I outta be rollin'
(Don't you just know it)

Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Yeahh-ah-oh (yeahh-ah-oh)
Cubba cubba cubba cubba (cubba cubba cubba cubba)
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Yeahh-ah-oh (yeahh-ah-oh)

All right ??? take it away on that ???

Baby baby ???
(Don't you just know it)
You got me pushing and I ought to be shovin
(Don't you just know it)

Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Yeahh-ah-oh (yeahh-ah-oh)
Cubba cubba cubba cubba (cubba cubba cubba cubba)
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Yeahh-ah-oh (yeahh-ah-oh)

???
(Don't you just know it)
Young girl ??? couple ??? try ???
(Don't you just know it)

Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Yeahh-ah-oh (yeahh-ah-oh)
Cubba cubba cubba cubba (cubba cubba cubba cubba)
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Yeahh-ah-oh (yeahh-ah-oh)

Left Bank 1981

Lyrics

[Hi everyone, how ya doing?
Now it's time for a song that we all know because it's done by Huey Piano Smith and the Clowns years ago,
It's called "Don't ya just know it?]

Baby Baby ????
(Don't you just know it)
Baby don't believe I wear two left shoes
(Don't you just know it)

Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Yeahh-ah-oh (yeahh-ah-oh)
Cubba cubba cubba cubba (cubba cubba cubba cubba)
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Yeahh-ah-oh (yeahh-ah-oh)

Baby baby, can we go strolling
(Don't you just know it)
You got me rockin' when I outta be rollin'
(Don't you just know it)

Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Yeahh-ah-oh (yeahh-ah-oh)
Cubba cubba cubba cubba (cubba cubba cubba cubba)
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Yeahh-ah-oh (yeahh-ah-oh)

Baby baby ???
(Don't you just know it)
You got me pushing when I ought to be shovin, oh yeah?
(Don't you just know it)

Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Yeahh-ah-oh (yeahh-ah-oh)
Cubba cubba cubba cubba (cubba cubba cubba cubba)
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Yeahh-ah-oh (yeahh-ah-oh)

???
(Don't you just know it)
Young girl ??? couple ??? try ????
(Don't you just know it)

Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Yeahh-ah-oh (yeahh-ah-oh)
Cubba cubba cubba cubba (cubba cubba cubba cubba)
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Yeahh-ah-oh (yeahh-ah-oh)

Yeah

Bradford Ballroom (set 2)

Lyrics

[[1 min spoken intro]]

Baby Baby ???
(Don't you just know it)
Baby don't believe I wear two left shoes
(Don't you just know it)

Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Yeahh-ah-oh (yeahh-ah-oh)
Cubba cubba cubba cubba (cubba cubba cubba cubba)
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Yeahh-ah-oh (yeahh-ah-oh)

Baby baby, can we go strolling
(Don't you just know it)
You got me rockin' when I outta be rollin'
(Don't you just know it)

Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Yeahh-ah-oh (yeahh-ah-oh)
Cubba cubba cubba cubba (cubba cubba cubba cubba)
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Yeahh-ah-oh (yeahh-ah-oh)

Baby baby ???
(Don't you just know it)
You got me pushing when I ought to be shovin, oh yeah?
(Don't you just know it)

Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Yeahh-ah-oh (yeahh-ah-oh)
Cubba cubba cubba cubba (cubba cubba cubba cubba)
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Yeahh-ah-oh (yeahh-ah-oh)

Baby baby ???
(Don't you just know it)
Young girl ??? couple ??? try ????
(Don't you just know it)

Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Yeahh-ah-oh (yeahh-ah-oh)
Cubba cubba cubba cubba (cubba cubba cubba cubba)
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Yeahh-ah-oh (yeahh-ah-oh)

My Father's Place

Lyrics

Baby Baby ????
(don't you just know it)
baby don't believe I wear two left shoes
(don't you just know it)

Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Yeahh-ah-oh (yeahh-ah-oh)
Cubba cubba cubba cubba (cubba cubba cubba cubba)
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Yeahh-ah-oh (yeahh-ah-oh)

baby baby, can we go strolling
(don't you just know it)
you got me rockin' when I outta be rollin'
(don't you just know it)

Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Yeahh-ah-oh (yeahh-ah-oh)
Cubba cubba cubba cubba (cubba cubba cubba cubba)
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Yeahh-ah-oh (yeahh-ah-oh)

[hey ??? take the solo now]

(don't you just know it)
you got me pushing and I ought to be shovin
(don't you just know it)

Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Yeahh-ah-oh (yeahh-ah-oh)
Cubba cubba cubba cubba (cubba cubba cubba cubba)
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Yeahh-ah-oh (yeahh-ah-oh)

???
(don't you just know it)
young girl ??? couple ??? try ????
(don't you just know it)

Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Yeahh-ah-oh (yeahh-ah-oh)
Cubba cubba cubba cubba (cubba cubba cubba cubba)
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Yeahh-ah-oh (yeahh-ah-oh)

The Peppermint Lounge

Lyrics

well now Baby Baby ????
(don't you just know it)
baby don't believe I wear two left shoes
(don't you just know it)

Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Yeahh-ah-oh (yeahh-ah-oh)
Cubba cubba cubba cubba (cubba cubba cubba cubba)
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Yeahh-ah-oh (yeahh-ah-oh)

well baby baby, can we go strolling
(don't you just know it)
you got me rockin' when I outta be rollin'
(don't you just know it)

Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Yeahh-ah-oh (yeahh-ah-oh)
Cubba cubba cubba cubba (cubba cubba cubba cubba)
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Yeahh-ah-oh (yeahh-ah-oh)

well now baby baby ???
(don't you just know it)
you got me pushing when I ought to be shovin
(don't you just know it)

Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Yeahh-ah-oh (yeahh-ah-oh)
Cubba cubba cubba cubba (cubba cubba cubba cubba)
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Yeahh-ah-oh (yeahh-ah-oh)

well now ???
(don't you just know it)
young girl ??? couple ??? try ????
(don't you just know it)

Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Yeahh-ah-oh (yeahh-ah-oh)
Cubba cubba cubba cubba (cubba cubba cubba cubba)
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Yeahh-ah-oh (yeahh-ah-oh)

Lone Star Cafe

Lyrics

Baby baby how about ???
(Don't you just know it)
???
(Don't you just know it)

Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Yeahh-ah-oh (yeahh-ah-oh)
Cubba cubba cubba (cubba cubba cubba)
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Yeahh-ah-oh (yeahh-ah-oh)

Baby baby can we go strolling?
(Don't you just know it)
You got me rockin' when I outta be rollin'
(Don't you just know it)

Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Yeahh-ah-oh (yeahh-ah-oh)
Cubba cubba cubba (cubba cubba cubba)
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Yeahh-ah-oh (yeahh-ah-oh)

[???]

Baby baby you ???
(Don't you just know it)
You got me pushing and I ought to be shovin
(Don't you just know it)

Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Yeahh-ah-oh (yeahh-ah-oh)
Cubba cubba cubba (cubba cubba cubba)
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Yeahh-ah-oh (yeahh-ah-oh)

???
(Don't you just know it)
???
(Don't you just know it)

Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Yeahh-ah-oh (yeahh-ah-oh)
Cubba cubba cubba (cubba cubba cubba)
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Yeahh-ah-oh (yeahh-ah-oh)

Original Version

Chords

         C
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Yeahh-ah-oh (yeahh-ah-oh)
                  F
Cubba cubba cubba (cubba cubba cubba)
             C
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
             G
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
F            C
Yeahh-ah-oh (yeahh-ah-oh)

C
My pretty baby got two left feet
(Don't you just know it)
Well, she's my baby and she's kind'a neat
(Don't you just know it)

         C
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Yeahh-ah-oh (yeahh-ah-oh)
                  F
Cubba cubba cubba (cubba cubba cubba)
             C
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
             G
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
F            C
Yeahh-ah-oh (yeahh-ah-oh)

C
Hey pretty baby, can we go strolling
(Don't you just know it)
Wow, you got me rockin' when I outta be rollin'
(Don't you just know it)

         C
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Yeahh-ah-oh (yeahh-ah-oh)
                  F
Cubba cubba cubba (cubba cubba cubba)
             C
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
             G
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
F            C
Yeahh-ah-oh (yeahh-ah-oh)

-Organ solo-
C  F  C  G  F  C

C
My pretty baby she looks so fine
(Don't you just know it)
She's my baby and I gonna make her mine
(Don't you just know it)

         C
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Yeahh-ah-oh (yeahh-ah-oh)
                  F
Cubba cubba cubba (cubba cubba cubba)
             C
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
             G
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
F            C
Yeahh-ah-oh (yeahh-ah-oh)
G                  F
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
C   
Yeahh-ah-oh (yeahh-ah-oh)


[[So it's just a blues scale 
E--------------------------|
B--------------------------|
G-----10------12---10------|
D-10--10--10--12---10--10--|
A-10--8---10--10---8---10--|
E-8-------8------------8---|
  C   F   C   G    F   C	]]

Lyrics

Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Yeahh-ah-oh (yeahh-ah-oh)
Cubba cubba cubba (cubba cubba cubba)
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Yeahh-ah-oh (yeahh-ah-oh)

My pretty baby got two left feet
(don't you just know it)
Well, she's my baby and she's kind'a neat
(don't you just know it)

Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Yeahh-ah-oh (yeahh-ah-oh)
Cubba cubba cubba (cubba cubba cubba)
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Yeahh-ah-oh (yeahh-ah-oh)

Hey pretty baby, can we go strolling
(don't you just know it)
Wow, you got me rockin' when I outta be rollin'
(don't you just know it)

Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Yeahh-ah-oh (yeahh-ah-oh)
Cubba cubba cubba (cubba cubba cubba)
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Yeahh-ah-oh (yeahh-ah-oh)

My pretty baby she looks so fine
(don't you just know it)
She's my baby and I gonna make her mine
(don't you just know it)

Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Yeahh-ah-oh (yeahh-ah-oh)
Cubba cubba cubba (cubba cubba cubba)
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Yeahh-ah-oh (yeahh-ah-oh)
Ha ha ha ha (ha ha ha ha)
Yeahh-ah-oh (yeahh-ah-oh)

Notes

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