Ten Little Indians
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Original Album
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Surfin' Safari
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Single
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Ten Little Indians / County Fair
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Written By
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Brian Wilson/Gary Usher
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Produced By
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Nick Venet
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Lead Vocals
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Mike
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Recorded On
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August 8, 1962
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Length
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1:29
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Notes
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- Based on the old childrens song of the same name.
- Nillson recorded a song with the same name and origins, but it was much different
- Incredibly short for an A-side at less than a minute-and-a-half.
- Probably the Beach Boys weakest single.
- Lyrics
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Ten little Indian boys
The first little Indian gave squaw pretty feather
(Little Indian boy)
The second little Indian made her an Indian dollar
(Fighting over a squaw)
Well the third little Indian gave her moccasin leather
(Little Indian boy)
The squaw didn't like 'em at all
The fourth little Indian took her riding in his big canoe
(Little Indian boy)
The fifth little Indian took her down the waterfall
(Fighting over a squaw)
The sixth little Indian taught the squaw how to woo-woo
(Little Indian boy)
But the squaw didn't like 'em at all
One little, two little, three little Indians
(Keep us humming we're the ten little Indians)
Four little, five little, six little Indians
(Keep us humming we're the ten little Indians)
Seven little, eight little, nine little Indians
(Keep us humming we're the ten little Indians)
Ten little Indian boys
The seventh little Indian took her over to his teepee
(Little Indian boy)
The eighth little Indian tried to give her a love poem
(Fighting over a squaw)
The ninth little Indian said "You're my Kemosabe"
(Little Indian boy)
The squaw didn't like 'em at all
The tenth little Indian said it really didn't matter
(Little Indian boy)
He acted like himself and he didn't look at her
(Fighting over a squaw)
The squaw didn't care if he never did a thing
(Little Indian boy)
Cause she loved the tenth Indian boy
Loved the tenth Indian boy
Loved the tenth Indian boy
Loved the tenth Indian boy
- Chords
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.........A
The first little Indian gave squaw pretty feather
.........E7
The second little Indian made her an Indian dollar
..................A
Well the third little Indian gave her moccasin leather
............E7....................................A
The squaw didn't like 'em at all
.........A
The fourth little Indian took her riding in his big canoe
.........E7
The fifth little Indian took her down the waterfall
..........A
The sixth little Indian taught the squaw how to woo-woo
...................E7..................................A
But the squaw didn't like 'em at all
A
One little, two little, three little Indians
E7
Four little, five little, six little Indians
A
Seven little, eight little, nine little Indians
E7...........................A
Ten little Indian boys
..........A
The seventh little Indian took her over to his teepee
..........E7
The eighth little Indian tried to give her a love poem
...........A
The ninth little Indian said "You're my Kemosabe"
............E7..................................A
The squaw didn't like 'em at all
D........A........D........E7
..........A
The tenth little Indian said it really didn't matter
........E7
He acted like himself and he didn't look at her
............A
The squaw didn't care if he never did a thing
......................E7...................................A
Cause she loved the tenth Indian boy
E7.......................................A......E7....................................A
Loved the tenth Indian boy, loved the tenth Indian boy
Chart prepared by Francis Greene