Intro:

        12-string [4X; drums enter second time, rhythm guitar third]:

        [A]      [E]       [D]     [A]
         v    v   v   v     v   v   v   v
E|----0---0---0---0-|---2---2---0---0-|
        0h2--0h2- 0---0---|-3---3---2---2---|
E|------------------|-----------------|
B|------------------|-----------------|
G|------------------|-----------------|
D|------------------|-----------------|

        bass [enters fourth time]:

         v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
E|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|---------7-------|-5-4-------------|
D|-5---------------|-----7-6-5-------|

Verse 1: [12-string plays intro riff throughout]

        A        E    D         A     (A) E  D  A
        I don't care what they say
        A          E       D  A     (A) E  D  A
        I'm gonna keep it anyway
        A        E          D            A     (A) E  D  A
        I won't let them stretch their necks
        A                       E             D            A     (A) E  D  A
        To see my little black egg with the little white specks

Chorus:

        F#m              E           [slide up to F#m throughout]
        I found it in a tree
        F#m             E
        Just the other day
        F#m           E
        And now it's mine, all mine
        F#                   E       [yes, F# major here]
        They won't take it away

        [my Kapp single goes directly to next verse; the version on the
         Rhino "Nuggets" comp repeats intro riff twice]

Verse 2:

        Here comes Mary, here comes Lee
        I'll bet what they want to see
        I won't let them stretch their necks
        To see my little black egg with the little white specks

[repeat chorus]

Verse 3:

        Oh, goldurn, what can I do?
        The little black egg's gonna tell on you
        I won't let them stretch their necks
        To see my little black egg with the little white specks

Coda:

             A            E    D   A
        The little black egg...      [repeat to fade]