Henrik Norbeck's ABC Tunes

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X:99
T:Sam Hall
R:song
D:The Dubliners
Z:id:hn-song-99
M:2/4
L:1/8
Q:1/4=70
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GA | B>A (B/A/)G | E2 DE | G4- | G2
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W:Now me name it is Sam Hall, chimney sweep, chimney sweep
W:Oh, me name it is Sam Hall, chimney sweep
W:Oh, me name it is Sam Hall, and I've robbed both great and small
W:And me neck will pay for all, when I die, when I die
W:And me neck will pay for all, when I die.
W:
W:I have twenty pounds in store, that's not all, that's not all
W:I have twenty pounds in store, that's not all
W:I have twenty pounds in store, and I'll rob for twenty more
W:For the rich must help the poor, so must I, so must I
W:For the rich must help the poor, so must I.
W:
W:Oh, they took me to Coote Hill in a cart, in a cart
W:Oh, they took me to Coote Hill in a cart
W:Oh, they took me to Coote Hill, I was asked to write my will
W:Saying the best of friends must part, so must I, so must I
W:Saying the best of friends must part, so must I.
W:
W:Up the ladder I did grope, that's no joke, that's no joke
W:Up the ladder I did grope, that's no joke
W:Up the ladder I did grope, and the hangman pulled the rope
W:And ne'er a word I spoke, tumblin' down, tumblin' down
W:And ne'er a word I spoke, tumblin' down.
W:
W:Oh, me name it is Sam Hall, chimney sweep, chimney sweep
W:Oh, me name it is Sam Hall, chimney sweep
W:Oh, me name it is Sam Hall, and I hate yous one and all
W:You're a bunch of muggers all, damn your eyes, damn your eyes
W:You're a bunch of muggers all, damn your eyes.

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