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Beginner
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Chorus:
C F C F C
Zanzibar, oh Zanzibar, Zanzibar is very far,
C
You can't get there in a car,
G7 C
Cause it's to far to Zanzibar.
Verse 1:
C F C
In Zanzibar, they don't have tar
F C
To put on the roads to drive their cars.
C
Men and women smoke ciggars.
G7 C
There's no tar in Zanzibar.
Verse 2:
C F C
In Zanzibar, they grow cloves,
F C
What they're for, I don't know.
C
Maybe they put 'em between their toes.
G7 C
In Zanzibar, they grow cloves.
Verse 3:
C F C
In Zanzibar, they grow ground nuts.
F C
The people who grow them live in huts.
C
In Zanzibar, there's sugar cane.
G7 C
To grow them they need lots of rain.
Verse 4:
C F C
In Zanzibar, they grow tea,
F C
Far away across the sea,
C
Off the coast of Afric-ee
G7 C
In Zanzibar, they grow tea.
Chorus:
C F C F C
Zanzibar, oh Zanzibar, Zanzibar is very far,
C
You can't get there in a car,
G7 C
Cause it's to far to Zanzibar.
Song History
Published: April 30, 2023
Last Updated: April 30, 2023