Helen Clark
Spike Jones
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Pack up your troubles In your old kit bag


George Asaf and Felix Powell


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Song : G
Intro :
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G C G
Private Perks is a funny little codger,
Em D G
with a smile a funny smile.
B7 Em
Five feet none, he’s and artful little dodger,
A A7 D
with a smile a sunny smile.
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Flush or broke he’ll have his little joke, he can’t be suppress’d,
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all the other fellows have to grin,
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when he gets this off his chest. Hi !

G C G
Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag, and smile, smile, smile,
G B7 Em A A7 D
while you’ve a Lucifer to light your fag, smile, boys, that’s the style.
G D C G D D7
What’s the use of worrying? It never was worth while, so,
G C G D G
Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag, and smile, smile, smile.

G D G D

G C G
Private Perks went a marching into Flanders
Em D G
with his smile, his funny smile,
B7 Em
he was lov’d by the privates and commanders,
A A7 D
for his smile his sunny smile.
Gm F Bb A A7 D
When a throng of Germans came along with a mighty swing,
D7 B7 Em G
Perks yell’d out, “This little bunch is mine !
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Keep your heads down, boys and sing !” Hi !

G C G
Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag, and smile, smile, smile,
G B7 Em A A7 D
while you’ve a Lucifer to light your fag, smile, boys, that’s the style.
G D C G D D7
What’s the use of worrying? It never was worth while, so,
G C G D G
Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag, and smile, smile, smile.

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Chorus

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