CHEE-CHEE-OO-CHEE
(Saverio Seracini (m) Ettore Minoretti (It l) 
Graham Parsons (Eng l) John Turner (Eng l) 1955)

as recorded by Dean Martin & Backing Group
1955


(Chee-chee-oo-chee, chee-oo-chee-chee,
Chee-oo-chee, chee-oo-chee-chee)
Once on a treetop tall, a little bird
(Chee-oo-chee, chee-oo-chee-chee)
Sang out the sweetest song I ever heard.
(Chee-oo-chee, chee-oo-chee-chee)

(Chee-oo-chee, it sang to me so merrily,
Chee-oo-chee, the little birdie on the tree)
Life's such a lovely thing, it seemed to say,
(Chee-oo-chee, chee-oo-chee-chee)
If you would only sing your cares away!
(Chee-oo-chee, chee-oo-chee-chee)

Chee-chee-oo-chee, so merrily it went along,
(Chee-oo-chee, chee-oo-chee-chee)
Chee-chee-oo-chee, so happily his little song!
(Chee-oo-chee-oo-chee)

And so (and so) I sing (I sing)
Chee-chee-oo-chee, this happy little thing!
If you (if you) feel blue (feel blue)
Sing chee-oo-chee, and you can be as happy too!

(Chee-oo-chee-chee, oo-chee-chee-ooly,
Chee-oo-chee-chee, oo-chee-chee-ooly,
Chee-oo-chee-chee, oo-chee-chee-ooly)
Sing this happy little song!

(Chee-oo-chee-chee, oo-chee-chee-ooly,
Chee-oo-chee-chee, oo-chee-chee-ooly,
Chee-oo-chee-chee, oo-chee-chee-ooly)
Chee-oo-chee-oo-chee!

Chee-chee-oo-chee, it sang to me so merrily,
(Chee-oo-chee, chee-oo-chee)
Chee-chee-oo-chee, the little birdie on a tree.
(Chee-oo-chee-oo-chee)

(If you) if you (feel blue) feel blue,
Sing chee-oo-chee and you can be as happy too!

(Chee-oo-chee-chee, oo-chee-chee-ooly,
Chee-oo-chee-chee, oo-chee-chee-ooly,
Chee-oo-chee-chee, oo-chee-chee-ooly)
Sing this happy little song!
Sing chee-oo-chee,
And you can be as happy as can be!




(Transcribed by Peter Akers - June 2020)