Roy Orbison - The Bug

the bug : roy orbison .
monument records in 1959 . dnc .

intro : D C ( x2 )

#1 .
D C
well , down through the ages women had a time . .
D C
tryin’ to get her man to walk the chalk line .
D C
to keep him on a string with a kiss and a hug . .
D D7
but there’s never been a man who wasn’t bitten

by the bug .

chorus :
G D
yeah , rockin’ and rollin’ with the bug . . rollin’

and strollin’ with the bug .
A G
itchin’ and twitchin’ . . singin’ and swingin’ . .
D
yeah , with the bug .

#2 .
D C
well , delilah loved sammy , but he wouldn’t stay home . .
D C
always runnin’ and leavin’ dee home .
D C
she set out to find sammy late one night . .
D D7
found him down at the sand dune , rockin’ it right .

chorus :
G D
he was rockin’ and rollin’ with the bug . . rollin’ and

strollin’ with the bug .
A G
itchin’ and twitchin’ . . singin’ and swingin’ . .
D
yeah , with the bug .

#3 .
D C
well , helen of troy , a cool smile on her face . .
D C
she sported the face that launched a thousand ships .
D C
but she couldn’t control the wiggle in her hips . .
D D7
she lost her fame and fortune , just one flip .

chorus :
G D
yeah , rockin’ and rollin’ with the bug . . rollin’

and strollin’ with the bug .
A G
itchin’ and twitchin’ . . singin’ and swingin’ . .
D
yeah , with the bug .

( interlude : ) D C ( x2 )

#4 .
D C
well , now , josephine , she had trouble from the start . .
D C
she couldn’t keep her eye on little bonaparte .
D C
every single time that josie looked around . .
D D7
she found her bonny runnin’ , round and round .

chorus :
G D
he was rockin’ and rollin’ with the bug . . rollin’ and

strollin’ with the bug .
A G
itchin’ and twitchin’ . . singin’ and swingin’ . .
D
yeah , with the bug .

#5 .
D C
well , now , modern times’ are the same as history . .
D C
even in the twentieth cent . . ur . . y .
D C
and our future now , well , it’s plain to see . .
D D7
if we don’t look out , the bug will get you and me .

chorus :
G D
we’ll be rockin’ and rollin’ with the bug . . rollin’ and

strollin’ with the bug .
A G
itchin’ and twitchin’ . . movin’ and A – groovin’ . .
D
yeah , with the bug .

outro :
D
with the bug . . with the bug . . ( x3 ) ( fade . )

a fifties smash from kraziekhat .