RIGHT STRING BUT THE WRONG YO-YO
(Carson Parks)


Jerry Reed - 1976





You've got the right string, baby, but the wrong yo-yo
No need hangin' round my door
I went this mornin' by the hardware store
Got a brand new string for my yo-yo

Went to the doctor got the string put on
He made a mistake, put the string on wrong
I said, "Hey, Doc, it don't work right no more"
He said, "Well, son, there's something bad wrong with your yo-yo"

My papa told me and my mama did too
Son, these women gonna be the death of you
Better make your mind up which one you crave
Son, some of these women gonna send you to your grave, oh

(Piano Solo)

I took my yo-yo and I went down town
I yo-yoed up and I yo-yoed down
Looked in the window of a ten cent store
Everbody stood there lookin' at my yo-yo

Saw this good lookin' redhead, cute as could be
I said, "Hey, honey, you look just right for me"
But some dude walked up behind me and said kinda low
"You got the right string, sonny, but that's my yo-yo," uh-oh

(Guitar Solo)

You've got the right string baby but the wrong yo-yo
No need hangin' round my door, yay-hay






(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - February 2013)