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Mockingbird

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Mockingbird

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(Toby)Mock,

(Krystal)Yeah,

(Toby) Ing,

(Krystal) Yeah,

(Toby) Bird,

(Krystal) Yeah,

(Toby) Yeah,

(Krystal) Oh yeah,

(Toby and Krystal) Mockin'bird.

(Toby and Krystal) Now everybody,

(Krystal) Have you heard?

(Toby) Have you heard?

(K) He's gonna buy me a Mockingbird.

(T) I'm gonna buy her a Mockin'bird.

(K) And if that mockingbird don't sing.

(T) If that Mockin'bird don't sing.

(K) He's gonna buy me a diamond ring

(T) I'm gonna buy her a diamond ring.

(K) An' if that diamond ring don't shine,

(T) If that diamond ring won't shine,

(K) Oh, sure to break this heart of mine.

(T) Sure, it's gonna break this heart of mine.

(K) And that's why,

(T) Yes, indeed,

(K) I keep on tellin' everybody that,

(T) Oh whoa, yes, indeed, oh.

(K) Sayin'

(T) Yeah, yeah,

(K) Oh whoa, whoa.

(T) Oh, whoa.

(T&K) Hear me now,

(K) And understand

(T) Understand.

(K) He's gonna find me some peace of mind.

(T) I'm gonna find her some peace of mind.

(K) An' if that peace of mind don't stay.

(T) If that peace of mind won't stay.

(K) I'm gonna find myself a better way.

(T) I'm gonna buy myself a better way.

(K) And if that better way ain't so,

(T) If that better way ain't so,

(T&K) I'll ride with the tide and go with the flow.

(K) And that's why,

(T) Yes, indeed, oh,

(K) I keep on shoutin' in your ear, sayin'

(T) Oh, yes indeed, oh.

(K) Sayin'

(T)Yeah, yeah,

(K) Oh whoa, whoa.

(T)Oh, whoa.

Instrumental Break.

((Krystal) Mockingbird.)

((Toby) Now move over, let me show how this is done, baby.)

(Yeah, right! Quit big leaguing me!)

(T) I said now everybody, have you heard

(K) Everybody, have you heard.

(T) She gonna buy me a mockingbird.

(K)He gonna buy me a mockingbird.

(T)Yeah, if that mockingbird don't sing,

(K)And if that mockingbird don't sing,

(T)She's gonna buy me a diamond ring.

(K)He's gonna buy me a diamond ring.

(T)If that diamond ring won't shine,

(K)If that diamond ring won't shine,

(T)Yeah, it'll surely break this heart of mine.

(K)Surely gonna break this heart of mine.

(T) And that's the reason why,

(K)That's why,

(T)I keep on,

(T&K)Tellin' everybody,

(T)Sayin'

(K)Yeah, Yeah,

(T)Whoa, whoa whoa.

(K)Whoa, oh, oh.

(T)Hear me now an' understand,

(K)Hear me now and understand,

(T)She's gonna find me some peace of mind.

(K)He's gonna find me some peace of mind.

(T)Yeah, and if that piece of mind won't stay,

(K)And if that piece of mind don't stay,

(T)I'm just gonna get myeself a better way.

(K)I'm gonna get myself a better way.

(T)I might,

(T&K)Rise above, I might go below,

Ride with the tide and go with the flow.

(T)And that's the reason why,

(K)That's why,

(T)I keep on

(T&K)Shouting in your ear,

(T)Sayin',

(T&K)Yeah, yeah, yeah, oh,

(T)No, no, no, no, no, what, what, what?

(K)Oh, whoa, oh.

(T&K)Mockin'bird.

(T)Yeah.

(K)Yeah.

(T)I might rise above,

(K)I might go below.

(T)Go below.

(T)Ride with the tide and go with the flow.

(K)Yes, go with the flow.

(T)An' that's the reason why,

(K)That's why,

(T)Oh. I'm shoutin' in your ear, sayin',

(T&K)Yeah, yeah, yeah, oh,

(T)No, no, no, no, no, what, what, what?

(K) Oh, whoa, oh

To fade.

(Duet with his daughter Krystal)(T= Toby; K= Krystal)

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