The Baboon Climbs The Hill (hi-lo)

by South African student song · posted by waltp

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+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

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Tab

THE BABOON CLIMBS THE HILL hi-lo
South African student song
Key: A

 3  3   4      4    4   4
 6  6   7      7    7   7
The ba-boon climbs the hill

 3   3  -3” 3   3     3   3  -3” 3   3
 6   6  -6  6   6     6   6  -6  6   6
With a sick-le tail, with a sick-le tail

 3  3   -4    -4   -4   -4 
 6  6   -8    -8   -8   -8
The ba-boon climbs the hill

 3   3  -3” 3   3     3   3  -3” 3   3
 6   6  -6  6   6     6   6  -6  6   6
With a sick-le tail, with a sick-le tail

 3   5   5    5   -4  4
 6   8   8    8   -8  7
The farm-er waits un-til

-4  5   -5   -5   -5  5   -4
-8  8   -9   -9   -9  8   -8
He has come much clos-er still

 5    -5     5    5  5
 8    -9     8    8  8
Then he’ll catch him by 

 5  -4  -4   -4  -4  4
 8  -8  -8   -8  -8  7
His lit-tle sick-le tail

 -4   5    -4  -3”   -3   -4    4    3
 -8   8    -8  -6    -7   -8    7    6
Stop your moan-ing, stop your groan-ing

 4   -3  -3  -3  -3”   3   -5   5
 7   -7  -7  -7  -6    6   -9   8 
The Stel-len-bos-chen boys are here

 -4   5    -4  -3”   -3   -4    4    3
 -8   8    -8  -6    -7   -8    7    6
Stop your moan-ing, stop your groan-ing

 4   -3  -3  -3   -3”  3   -4   4
 7   -7  -7  -7   -6   6   -8   7
The Stel-len-bos-chen boys are here

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