Verso 1:
E B
Oh Vera my sweet
D A
I would offer you some meat
E B A
In exchange for a good loaf of wax
E B
I would smear it on you
D A
And on all your apples too
E B A
If I thought it would help you relax
E B
But the bones in the ground
D A
Well they never make a sound
E B A
And the bones in the ground are all fine
E B
And the bones in the air
D A
Well they haven't got a care
E B A
And the bones in the air are all mine
Verso 2:
E B
Oh shiny Maureen
D A
Won't you tell me where you've been
E B A
And I'll work out where you should be now
E B
In a cluster of apes
D A
That do rub themselves with grapes
E B A
You'll be tied to the back of a cow
E B
But the bones in the ground
D A
Well they never make a sound
E B A
And the bones in the ground are all fine
E B
And the bones in the wind
D A
Lord have mercy how they grinned
E B A
And the bones in the wind are all mine
Verso 3:
E B
Oh Paula-Lorraine
D A
Won't you comment on my sprain
E B A
And I'll shave you in some cozy church
E B
I don't care what you're called
D A
I just want to shave you bald
E B A
And I'll know that I've finished my search
E B
But the bones in the ground
D A
Well they never make a sound
E B A
And the bones in the ground are all fine
E B
And the bones in the air
D A
Well they sing a rattling air
E B A E
And the bones in the air are all mine