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125
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440 Hz
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Release year
2018
Last modified
January 28, 2025
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A Cover Is Not the Book Chords

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Uncle Gutenberg was a bookwormAnd he lived on Charing CrossThe memory of his volumes brings a smileHe would read me lots of storiesWhen he wasn't on the sauceNow I'd like to share the wisdomOf my favourite bibliophileHe said a-Cover is not the bookSo open it up and take a look'Cause under the covers one discoversThat the king may be a crookChapter titles are like signsAnd if you read between the linesYou'll find your first impression was mistookFor a cover is niceBut a cover is not the bookTa-ru-ra-lee, ta-ra-ta-ta-taTa-ru-ra-lee, ta-ra-ta-ta-taMary Poppins, could you give us an example?CertainlyNellie Rubina was made of woodBut what could not be seen was thoughHer trunk up top was barrenWell, her roots were lush and greenSo in Spring when Mr Hickory saw her blossoms blooming thereHe took root despite her barkAnd now there's seedlings everywhereWhich provesA cover is not the bookSo open it up and take a look'Cause under the covers one discoversThat the king may be a crookChapter titles are like signsAnd if you read between the linesYou'll find your first impression was mistookFor a cover is niceBut a cover is not the bookShould we do the one about the wealthy widow?Oh, by all meansAlways loved that oneWell, go on thenLady Hyacinth MacawBrought all her treasures to a reefWhere she only wore a smilePlus two feathers, and a leafSo no one tried to rob her'Cause she barely wore a stitchFor when you're in your birthday suitThere ain't much there to show you're richOh, a cover is not the bookSo open it up and take a look'Cause under the covers one discoversThat the king may be a crookTa-ru-ra-lee, ta-ru-ra-la, ta-ru-ra-lee, ta-ra-ta-taYou'll find your first impression was mistook (Ya-da-da-da)For a cover is niceBut a cover is not the bookOh, give us the one about the dirty rascal, why don't ya?Isn't that one a bit long?Well, the quicker you're into it, the quicker you're out of itOnce upon a timeIn a nursery rhymeThere was a castle with a kingHiding in a wing'Cause he never went to school to learn a single thingHe had scepters and swordsAnd a parliament of lordsBut on the inside he was sadEgadBecause he never had a wisdom for numbersA wisdom for wordsThough his crown was quite immenseHis brain was smaller than a bird'sSo the queen of the nationMade a royal proclamation"To the Missus and the MessersThe more or lessersBring me all the land's professors"Then she went to the hair dressersAnd they came from the eastAnd they came from the southFrom each college they poured knowledgeFrom their brains into his mouthBut the king couldn't learnSo each professor met their fateFor the queen had their heads removedAnd placed upon the gateAnd on that dateI state their wives all got a noteTheir mate was now the late-greatBut then suddenly one dayA stranger started in to singHe said, "I'm the dirty rascalAnd I'm here to teach the king"And the queen clutched her jewelsFor she hated royal foolsBut this fool had some rulesThey really ought to teach in schoolsLike you'll be a happy kingIf you enjoy the things you've gotYou should never try to beThe kind of person that you're notSo they sang and they laughedFor the king had found a friendAnd they ran onto a rainbow forThe story's perfect endSo the moral is you musn't letThe outside be the guideFor it's not so cut and dryWell unless it's Dr. JekyllThen you better hide, petrifiedNo, the truth can't be deniedAs I now have testifiedAll that really counts and mattersIs the special stuff insideHe did itOh, a cover is not the bookSo open it up and take a look'Cause under the covers one discoversThat the king may be a crookSo please listen to what we've saidAnd open a book tonight in bedSo one more time before we get the hookSing it out strongA cover is nicePlease take our adviceA cover is niceOr you'll pay the priceA cover is niceBut a cover is not the bookTa-ru-ra-lee, ta-ru-ra-la-laTa-ru-ra-lee, ta-ru-ra-la-laTa-ru-ra-lee, ta-ru-ra-la-la, la, laLyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind | By: Scott Wittman, Marc Shaiman | Lyrics © WALT DISNEY MUSIC COMPANY
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