Song's full name: "I'm a Cranky Old Yank in a Clanky Old Tank on the Streets of Yokohama with my Honolulu Mama Doin’ Those Beat-o, Beat-o Flat-On-My-Seat-o, Hirohito Blues" Verse 1: Gaug C Am Dm G7 I'm a cranky old yank in a clanky old tank C Gdim G7 Fm G7 I'm headin' for a hullaballoo C C7 F Ab7 I'll be ridin' my tank through a Tokyo bank C Gdim G7 C F C Sure as I'm an army buckaroo
Bridge: C7 F G7 C And when I set my khaki down in old Nagasaki Dm G7 C G7 C I'll be singin' like a wacky jackaroo C7 F G7 C And you can bet my cracky every suki-yaki lacky D7 G Will be lookin mighty tacky when I do Verse 2: Gaug C Am Dm G7 I'm a cranky old yank in a clanky old tank C Gdim G7 Fm G7 I'm headin' for a hullaballoo C C7 F Ab7 I'll be ridin' my swank little hanky panky tank C Through the streets of Yokohama C Gm A7 With a Honolulu mama Dm G7 C E7 A7 Singin' those beat-o, flat on his seat-o, Dm G7 C Gaug C Hirohito blues
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