| G | Em | |
| J | ust got home from Illinois, l | ock the front door, oh boy! |
| c | G | D7 | |
| G | ot to sit down, take a rest | on the p | orch |
| g | em | |
| Im | agination sets in, pr | etty soon I'm singin |
| C | G | D7 | G | |
| D | oo, doo, d | oo, lookin | out my back d | oor |
| G | Em | |
| There's a g | iant doing cartwheels, a st | atue wearin high heels |
| G | Em | |
| L | ook at all the happy creatures d | ancin on the lawn |
| G | Em | |
| A d | inosaur Victrola l | is'ning to Buck Owens |
| C | G | D7 | G | |
| D | oo, doo, d | oo, lookin | out my back d | oor |
| D | C | G | |
| T | ambourines and elephants are pl | aying in the b | and |
| Em | D7 | |
| Won't you t | ake a ride on the flyin sp | oon? Doo, doo doo |
| G | Em | |
| W | ond'rous apparition prov | ided by magician |
| C | gG | D7 | G | |
| D | oo, doo, d | oo, lookin | out my back d | oor |
| D | C | G | |
| T | ambourines and elephants are pl | aying in the b | and |
| Em | D7 | |
| Won't you t | ake a ride on the flyin sp | oon? Doo, doo doo |
| G | Em | |
| B | other me tomorrow, tod | ay, I'll buy no sorrows |
| C | G | D7 | G | |
| D | oo, doo, d | oo, lookin | out my back d | oor |
| G | Em | |
| F | orward troubles Illinois, l | ock the front door, oh boy! |
| C | G | D7 | |
| L | ook at all the happy creatures d | ancing on the l | awn |
| G | Em | |
| B | other me tomorrow, tod | ay, I'll buy no sorrows |
| C | G | D7 | G | |
| D | oo, doo, d | oo, lookin | out my back d | oor |
