I Have Considered The Lilies

Ab I have considered the lilies Ab Db They never toil, they only bloom Fm Ab Fm Ab They never feel chilly or tired or silly Fm Ab Eb7 And they don't need much room Ab I have considered the lilies Ab Db I have considered how they grow Db A Ab F Tell me, tell me how to be a lily Bbm Eb Ab If you know Ab Dbm Ab Db Bbm Ab Oh lilies, toil not, neither do they spin Ab Db Ab Db I'm gonna take my working papers Ab/C Eb7 And turn them in Ab Db I'm handing over my pencil and pen Ab Db7 I won't be needing my broom again Ab Eb7add9 I'll bloom by day, I'll bloom by night Ab Db Eb Ab And blooming will be my delight Db Eb Wry Tigerlily Edim7 F Still waterlily Bb Ebm/Bb Bb7 See how they all dilly-dally Ab Db Ab/C Bbm7 Look at the day lily, lemon lily, calla-lily Ab Db Eb Ab And the lovely little lilies of the valley Ab Dbm Ab Db Bbm Ab Oh lilies, toil not, neither do they spin Ab Db Ab Db I'm gonna take my working papers Ab/C Eb7 And turn them in Ab Db To be more splendid than Solomon Ab Db7 I walk around wearing the morning sun Ab Eb7add9 I'll bloom by day, I'll bloom by night Ab Db Eb Ab And blooming will be my delight Db Eb Edim7 F Bb Bb/F Bb It would be fun but I'm afraid that I would freeze Fm Eb Edim7 F Eb Eb7 King Solomon was not arrayed like one of these Db Fm Db F Db So lilies, I can't afford to dilly-dally Db Eb Edim F I've got to work for my cotton, work for my denim Bb Ebm/Bb Bb7 Bb Linen and damask and challis Ab Db Ab/C Bbm7 Not like the day lily, lemon lily, calla-lily Ab Db Eb7 Ab And the lovely little lilies of the valley Ab I have considered the lilies Ab Db I have considered how they grow Db A Ab F Tell me, tell me how to be a lily Bbm Eb Ab If you know