I wish I could shimmy like my sister Kate BEDFORD U K U L E L E Intro:- Am7 Gdim Em7 E7 A9 D7* G(4) E7(4) A9 D7* G D2 1 1 Verse 1 [D2]Went [D7]to a [D7+a]dance [D7]with my [D2]sis[D7]ter [D7+a]Kate [G]Every [Gdim]one [G]there [Gdim]said she [G]danced [Gdim]so [G]great I realised a thing or two (chords as line 1) Then I got wise to something new (chords as line 2) Verse 2 I looked at Kate she was in a trance (chords as line 1) And then I knew it was in her dance (chords as line 2) All the boys are going wild (chords as line 1) Just over Kate's dancing style (chords as line 2) 1 D7 1 1 1 1 G R O U P D7+a 1 1 1 1 2 4 4 G Gdim 1 2 2 1 3 Am7 Em7 E7 1 1 2 3 2 A9 D7* 1 Chorus [D7]I wish I could shimmy like my sister Kate [G]She shivers like the jelly on a plate [D7]My Mammy wanted to know late last night [G]Why all the boys treated Kate so nice [D7]Every boy in our neighbourhood [G]Knows that she can shimmy and its understood [Am7]I know I'm [Gdim]late but I'll be [Em7]up to [E7]date When I can [A9]shimmy like my [[D7*]sister [G]Kate Oh [E7]Yeah, When I can [A9]shimmy like my [D7*]sister [G]Kate 1 2 2 2 1 Verse 3 Though I want to be up to date I had to shimmy like my sister Kate Although I tried ‘twas all in vain But sister Kate could not be blamed Verse 4 She made me dance ’til I got sore feet I was glad when it’s all complete Tried so hard to imitate To shimmy like my sister Kate Repeat Chorus Volume 2, Page 31