Capo
1
Difficulty
Intermediate πͺ
Rate for accuracy
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β« 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
β« 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
β« 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?
β« 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?
β« 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
β« 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!
Song History
Published: September 22, 2023
Last Updated: September 22, 2023