Oh My Papa (Oh Mein Papa)

Words & Music by Paul Burkhardt, Geoff Parsons & John Turner
Recorded by Eddie Fisher, 1953 (#4


C   Dm7     C  G    C  G/B Am  C  G     G/B   G7
Oh, my pa - pa,  to me he  was so won - der - ful,

G   Dm6 D7/9  G  D7/9 G  D7/9 G/B G7  C
Oh, my   pa - pa, to  me  he  was so good;

C  Dm7       C  G    C     G/B Am  C  G    G/B   G7
No one could be,  so gen - tle and so lov - a - ble --

G   Dm6 D7/9  G  D7/9 G    D7/9 G/B   G7      C
Oh, my  pa - pa,  he  al - ways un - der - stood.


Am   E7       Am E7      C        Am      Dm7     G
Gone are the days   when he would take me on his knee,

Am   E7     Am   E7      B7       Cdim       C      G
And with a smile   he'd change my tears to laugh - ter.



C   Dm7      C  G    C     G/B Am  C    G   G/B   G7
Oh, my  pa - pa,  so fun - ny, so  a - dor - a - ble,

G   Dm6   D7/9  G    D7/9 G   D7/9 G/B G7  C
Al - ways the clown,  so fun - ny   in his way;

C   Dm7     C  G    C  G/B Am  C  G     G/B   G7
Oh, my pa - pa,  to me he  was so won - der - ful,

G   Dm6 D7/9  G  D7/9 G   D7/9 G/B  G7    C
Deep in  my heart I  miss  him  so  to - day.

*Requested by recent visitor Charles DeGeso.

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