Button Up Your Overcoat     Ruth Etting  1929
Words and music by DeSylva, Brown, and Henderson

Listen, big boy,                                                   F
Now that I’ve got you made,                       C7
Goodness, but I’m afraid,
Something’s going to happen to you;      F  C7
Listen, big boy,                                                   F
You’ve got me hooked, and how,              C
I would die if I should lose you now!      Amin  D7    G

Button up your overcoat,                             C G7 C
When the wind is free,                                D7
Take good care of yourself,                        G7
You belong to me!                                          C  (C C7 F Fmin)
                                                                               G          
Oh, eat an apple every day,
Get to bed by three,
Take good care of yourself,
You belong to me!

Be careful crossing streets, ooh-ooh,                     F  Dm7
Don’t eat meats, ooh-ooh,                                          C
Cut out sweets, ooh-ooh,                                           Amin D7
You’ll get a pain and ruin your tum-tum!              G7

Keep away from bootleg hooch
When you’re on a spree,
Take good care of yourself,
You belong to me!

 INST 2 VERSE 1 CHOR 1 VERSE

Oh, button up your overcoat,
When the wind is free,
Take good care of yourself,
You belong to me!

Oh, wear your flannel underwear,
When you climb a tree,
Take good care of yourself,
You belong to me!

Steer clear of frozen ponds, ooh-ooh,
Peroxide blondes, ooh-ooh,
Stocks and bonds, ooh-ooh,
You’ll get a pain, ruin your bankroll!

Keep the spoon out of your cup,
When you’re drinking tea,
Take good care of yourself,
You belong to me!
   
 INST 2 VERSE (OR FULL BREAK AS BEFORE)

Don’t step on hornet’s tails, ooh-ooh!
Or on nails, ooh-ooh!
Or third rails, ooh-ooh!
You’ll get a pain and ruin your tum-tum!

Keep the spoon out of your cup,
When you’re drinking tea,
Take good care of yourself,
You belong to me!