Flying South

Date: Sat, 21 Feb 1998 22:00:27 -0800 From: Dennis Hiebert To: submissions OLGA Subject: /h/hill_benny/flying_south.crd Title: Flying South Artist: Benny Hill Chords: F, C, G7, C7 This song can be found on the CD "The World of Benny Hill - Benny Hill Sings?" which includes 25 of his comedy classics. It also appeared on an old vinyl recording, "The Golden Hour of Benny Hill." Chorus: F C G7 C I'm flying south for the summer, I'm gonna follow the sun, F C G7 C I'm flying south for the summer now the mating season's begun. C G7 In San Tropez I met Selina, now her figure was not very nice, C She was so thin the cats had her out on the landing twice. C7 F When she went down to the beach there, everyone stared at her, C G7 And when she wore her topless bathing suit, people kept calling her C 'sir'. Oh, Chorus Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/benny_hill/flying_south_crd.html C G7 In Lisbon I first kissed Maria, it was late on a September night, C She was a vision of loveliness in the early morning light. C7 I said, "Tell me, where have you been all my life, my Venus of the F dawn?" C G7 She smiled and said, "Well, for the first twenty years I wasn't even C born." Oh, Chorus C Big Annie from Brighton once ordered a steak weighing nine and a quarter G7 pound, The butcher, he said, "Will you take it, ma'am, or shall I send it C 'round?" C7 She said, "No, I just wanna look at it 'cause I've been dieting like a F chump, C G7 And that's what I've lost and I just wanna see what it looks like in C one lump." Oh, Chorus C G7 Oh, one day I saw in Gerona on a river so quiet and remote, C Eight lovely girls from the college, they were all in the same boat. C7 F And as they rode in unison by me, I gallantly waved my hat, C G7 And I said with a sigh, "I wish that I could stroke a crew just like C that." Oh, Chorus C With Rita I stood in a tube train, we were hanging on tight by the G7 strap, When she let her pretty white hanky fall on a sleeping old gentleman's C lap. C7 F Now, when he awoke from his slumber he saw everyone staring at him, C G7 C And thinking it was his shirt tail he slyly tucked it in. Chorus This is one in a series of Benny Hill songs I've learned by ear. Most of these songs have only three chords which makes it easy figure them out. I might have missed some chords or put the wrong ones down, but the basic structure is there at any rate. I welcome any comments, corrections or suggestions for improvement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transcribed by Hoser deh@ark.com