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THE WHO - HAPPY JACK (Townsend) Released as a single on 3rd
December 1966 with I'VE BEEN AWAY as the B side.
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Tabbed by:PJVillanueva
Happy Jack wasn't old, but he was a man.
He lived in the sand at the Isle of Man.
The kids would all sing, he would take the wrong key,
So they rode on his head in their furry donkey.
The kids couldn't hurt Jack,
They tried, tried, tried.
They dropped things on his back,
They lied, lied, lied, lied, lied.
But they couldn't stop Jack, 'or the waters lapping,
And they couldn't prevent Jack from being happy.
But they couldn't stop Jack, 'or the waters lapping,
And they couldn't prevent Jack from being happy.
Kids couldn't hurt Jack,
They tried, tried, tried.
They dropped things on his back
They lied, lied, lied, lied, lied.
But they couldn't stop Jack, 'or the waters lapping.
And they couldn't prevent Jack from being happy.
I saw ya!
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Jack wasn't old, but he was a
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lived in the sand at the Isle of
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Man.
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wrong key, So they
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kids couldn't hurt Jack, they tried, tried, tried. They
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dropped They lied, lied, lied, lied,
things on his back,
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