written by Little Willie John, Titus Turner, and James McDougal
performed by the Beatles
C / / / 2 / / / 3 / / / 4 /
You’d better leave my kitten all alone
F C
You’d better leave my kitten all alone
G
Well I told you, big fat bulldog
G7 (break) C
You’d better leave her alone
Verse 2:
You’d better leave my kitten all alone
You’d better leave my kitten all alone
This dog is gonna get you
If you don’t leave her alone
Chorus:
Well Mr. Dog, I’m gonna hit you on the top of your head
C7
This gal is gonna miss you, you’re gonna wish that you was dead
F C
If you don’t leave my kitten all alone
G
Well I told you, big fat bulldog
G7 (break) C
You’d better leave her alone
(instrumental; same pattern as verses)
You’d better leave, you’d better leave, you’d better leave
F C
Oh you’d better leave, you’d better leave, oh you gotta leave
…and fade