♫ Intro: D Ebdim Em A7 x2 ♫ Verse 1: D Ebdim Em A7 In January it's so nice Em Fdim D/F# While slipping on the sliding ice D D/C# D7/C B7 To sip hot chicken soup with rice Em7 Gm7 Sipping once - sipping twice E7 A7 Sipping chicken soup with rice
♫ Verse 2: D Ebdim Em A7 In February it will be Em Fdim D/F# My snowman's anniversary D D/C# D7/C B7 With cake for him and soup for me Em7 Gm7 Happy once - happy twice E7 Em7 D Happy chicken soup with rice ♫ Verse 3: Am D In March the wind blows down the door G And spills my soup upon the floor F#m7 B7 It laps it up and roars for more Em7 Gm7 Blowing once - blowing twice E7 A7 Blowing chicken soup with rice ♫ Verse 4: D Ebdim Em A7 In April I will go away Em Fdim D/F# To far off Spain or old Bombay D D/C# D7/C B7 And dream about hot soup all day Em7 Gm7 Oh, my, oh, once - oh, my, oh, twice E7 Em7 D Oh, my, oh, chicken soup with rice ♫ Verse 5: D Ebdim Em A7 In May I truly think it best Em Fdim D/F# To be a robin lightly dressed D D/C# D7/C B7 Concocting soup inside my nest Em7 Gm7 Mix it once - mix it twice E7 Em7 A7 Mix that chicken soup with rice ♫ Verse 6: D Ebdim Em A7 In June I saw a charming group Em Fdim D/F# Of roses all begin to droop D D/C# D7/C B7 I pepped them up with chicken soup Em7 Gm7 Sprinkle once - sprinkle twice E7 Em7 D Sprinkle chicken soup with rice ♫ Verse 7: Am D In July I'll take a peep G Into the cool and fishy deep F#m7 B7 Where chicken soup is selling cheap Em7 Gm7 Selling once - selling twice E7 A7 Selling chicken soup with rice ♫ Verse 8: D Ebdim Em A7 In August it will be so hot Em Fdim D/F# I will become a cooking pot D D/C# D7/C B7 Cooking soup of course - why not Em7 Gm7 Cooking once - cooking twice E7 Em7 D Cooking chicken soup with rice ♫ Verse 9: D Ebdim Em A7 In September, for a while (for a while) Em Fdim D/F# I will ride a crocodile (crocodile) D D/C# D7/C B7 Down the chicken soup-y Nile Em7 Gm7 Paddle once - paddle twice E7 Em7 A7 Paddle chicken soup with rice ♫ Verse 10: D Ebdim Em A7 In October I'll be host Em Fdim D/F# To witches, goblins and a ghost D D/C# D7/C B7 I'll serve them chicken soup on toast Em7 Gm7 Whoopy once - whoopy twice E7 Em7 D Whoopy chicken soup with rice ♫ Verse 11: Am D In November's gusty gale - I will flop my flippy tail F#m7 B7 And spout hot soup - I'll be a whale! Em7 Gm7 Spouting once - spouting twice E7 A7 Spouting chicken soup with rice ♫ Verse 12: D Ebdim Em A7 In December I will be Em Fdim D/F# A baubled, bangled Christmas tree D D/C# D7/C B7 With soup bowls draped all over me Em7 Gm7 Merry once - merry twice E7 A7 Merry chicken soup with - merry chicken soup with D B7 Merry chicken soup with rice End: Em Gm7 I told you once - I told you twice D6 B7 All seasons of the year are nice E7 A7 D For eating chicken soup with rice (Chicken soup, chicken soup with rice!)