The prettiest ^Dgirl (echo) I ever saw (echo) Was sippin' ^A7ci- (echo) der through a ^Dstraw (echo) The prettiest ^Dgirl I ever ^Gsaw was sippin' ^Dcider ^A7through a straw ^D-der through a straw

I said to ^Dher what you doin' that fer? a-sippin' ^A7ci- der through a ^Dstraw I said to ^Dher what you doin' that ^Gfer? a-sippin' ^Dcider ^A7through a straw ^D-der through a straw

She says to ^Dme I thought you knew That sippin' ^A7ci- der's all I ^Ddo. She says to ^Dme I thought you ^Gknew That sippin' ^Dcider's ^A7all I do. ^D-der's all I do.

So cheek-to-^Dcheek and jaw-to-jaw We both sipped ^A7ci- der through a ^Dstraw So cheek-to-^Dcheek and jaw-to-^Gjaw We both sipped ^Dcider ^A7through a straw ^D-der through a straw

And now and ^Dthen the straw would slip And we'd sip ^A7ci- der lip-to-^Dlip. And now and ^Dthen that straw would ^Gslip And we'd sip ^Dcider ^A7lip-to-lip. ^D-der lip-to-lip.

And now I've ^Dgot a mother-in-law and thirty ^A7kids that call me ^D"Pa" And now I've ^Dgot a mother-in-^Glaw and thirty ^Dkids ^A7that call me "Pa" ^Dthat call me "Pa".

The moral ^Dof this little tale Is sip your ^A7ci- der from a ^Dpail. The moral ^Dof this little ^Gtale Is sip your ^Dcider ^A7from a pail ^D-der from a pail.