♫ Verse 1: C C# Three little babes in their bassinets Gm Bm Angelic little triplets? D C Or triple-threats? C Eb D They might have fooled the others, but they won't fool me Bb E F It's time to give these thieving scheming three E Am Bm E The third degree ♫ Chorus: E Am Which of the Pickwick Triplets did it? Ab E Who of the crew could commit this crime? E F# Might a little brat, make a mommy go splat? E
It's a story pretty gory for a nursery rhyme Am Which of the Pickwick Triplets did it? Bb Which of the spawn had the brawn to kill? F Will a baby get tried for matricide? Am F Bb Coochi-coochi-coo, time for you or you or you, to admit it E Bm So quick as a whip gotta pick which Pickwick Triplet did it ♫ Verse 3: Eb Gm Penelope in pink sure is making quite a stink Ab Bm Gm Is she trying to throw me off the scent? C Am Gm Though she bats her little eyes is she a killer in disguise Ab Bm C Ab With a diaper full of criminal intent? ♫ Verse 4: Ab C# Eb Ab Preening Patrick is pernicious with an appetite so vicious Am Ab He would bite the hand that feeds him with a sneer C# Ab Eb But could that rotten tot be behind this evil plot E C# Baby-stepping towards a murderous career? ♫ Verse 5: C# D E Pouty little Paco's looking coy but he's a bad, bad boy D E Could Paco's passion prove apocalyptic? Eb Ab With his paci and his rattle did this pisher go to battle E Eb Proving he's the perp amidst this Pickwick triptych? Eb Ab D In this picaresque puzzle of the Pickwick pack E F Will a lighthouse shed some light C# F# On which kid gave old mom a whack? Eb Bm There's an infant to indict C# D E I'll book this little crook tonight F But ♫ Chorus: F F# Which of the Pickwick Triplets did it? C Who of the crew would commit this crime? F Bb Which little brat, made mommy go splat F Which Pickwick sib will be doing hard time? Bm Which of the Pickwick Triplets did it? Gm C Which little putz had the guts to kill? Bm Like a forensic pediatrician I'll complete this inquisition Eb F# I will name the neonatal from the cradle that proved fatal C# Am I will find the perpetrator who did murder to their mater D Ab C# Or coochi-coochi-coo Eb What if none of it is true? F# Bb Has my inspection been too cursory? Bm Eb Should I look outside this nursery? Gm What if none of the Pickwick Triplets did it? Eb Who'd have had a menacing motive and hid it? D Who? Who? Who? D Well D I D Pick Gm Eb D You!