Intro: G D C B7 Em7 A D | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | D A A dessert has come to our fam’ly D A fruitcake with resolve to stay G We’ve offered a reward to take it A D But can’t seem to give it away D A We gave it to Henry, our neighbor D He gave it to Martha on the bus G Then Martha, she took it to Freddy A D And Freddy brought it back to us. Oh no! G D It’s an everlasting fruitcake A D Dmaj7 D7 Just as soon as it’s gone, it will re-ap-pear G D C B7 Though we’ve done our best to be rid of it Em7 A D It shows up at our house each year D A We figured that we could not eat it D Its walnuts and dates were kaput G It’s so dense, you would not believe it A A So, please don’t drop it on your foot! Oww! D A We sent it to Norway last summer D We put it into a big sack G I guess there was not enough postage A D And we got our ol’ fruitcake back! G D It’s an everlasting fruitcake A D Dmaj7 D7 Just as soon as it’s gone, it will re-ap-pear G D C B7 Though we’ve done our best to be rid of it Em7 A D It shows up at our house each year D A We tossed it into our big mulcher D We backed over it with our car G We ran over it with our mower A D That fruitcake was not even scarred D A We figured it must be resistant D Its toughness must be pretty great G So we turned it into a football A D That doubles as a paperweight G D It’s an everlasting fruitcake A D Dmaj7 D7 Just as soon as it’s gone, it will re-ap-pear G D C B7 Though we’ve done our best to be rid of it Em7 A D It shows up at our house each year G D Yes, it’s an everlasting fruitcake A D Dmaj7 D7 Just as soon as it’s gone, it will re-ap-pear G D C B7 Though we’ve done our best to be rid of it Em7 A D It shows up at our house each year Em7 A D I wish it didn’t show up ev’ry year Em7 A D Yes, it shows up at our house each year
