G                                           Em

Just got home from Illinois, lock the front door, oh boy!

C              G                  D                D7

Got to sit down take a rest on the porch.

G                               Em

Imagination sets in, pretty soon I'm singin',

C              G                  D7                 G

doo, doo, doo, lookin' out my back door.

G                                                        Em

There's a giant doin' cartwheels, a statue wearin' high heels,

C                    G                          D                      D7

look at all the happy creatures dancin' on the lawn.

G                               Em

A dinosaur victrola, listenin' to Buck Owens,

C              G                  D7                 G

doo, doo, doo, lookin' out my back door.

D                                                  C                   G

Tamborines and elephants are playin' in the band.

                                    Em                D              D7

 Won't you take a ride on the flyin' spoon?

G                                         Em

Wondrous apparition, provided by magician,

C               G                  D7               G

doo, doo, doo, lookin' out my back door.

G                                        Em

Forward troubles Illinois, lock the front door, oh boy!

C                      G                          D                      D7

Look at all the happy creatures dancin' on the lawn.

G                                      Em

Bother me tomorrow, today I'll buy no sorrows,

C              G                  D7                 G

doo, doo, doo, lookin' out my back door.