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Crooked Jack

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[Verse 1]
EmCome Irish men both yGoung and Dold
with Emadventure in your Dsoul
EmThere are better ways to Gspend your Ddays
Emthan toilin' Ddown a Emhole
[Chorus]
I was Gtall and true, all of Dsix foot two
till they Embroke me across the Dback
EmBy a name I'm known, it's Gnot my Down
They Emcall me DCrooked EmJack
[Verse 2]
EmThe blue eyed gangers Gpet was DI
Big EmJack could do no Dwrong
EmThe reason simply Gwas Dbecause
I could Emwork hard Dhours and Emlong
(Chorus)
[Verse 3]
I've seen men old before their time,
their faces dark and gray
I never thought that I myself
would soon be the self same way
(Chorus)
[Verse 4]
I cursed the day I went away
to work on those Hydro dams
For sweat and tears or hope and fear
bound up a shuddering jams
(Chorus)
[Final Verse]
They say that honest toil is good
for the body and the soul
but I tell you boys it's blood and sweat
that they want you down a hole

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Crooked Jack

by Dominic Behan

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[Verse 1]

Em G D

Come Irish men both young and old

Em D

with adventure in your soul

Em G D

There are better ways to spend your days

Em D Em

than toilin' down a hole

[Chorus]

G D

I was tall and true, all of six foot two

Em D

till they broke me across the back

Em G D

By a name I'm known, it's not my own

Em D Em

They call me Crooked Jack

[Verse 2]

Em G D

The blue eyed gangers pet was I

Em D

Big Jack could do no wrong

Em G D

The reason simply was because

Em D Em

I could work hard hours and long

(Chorus)

[Verse 3]

I've seen men old before their time,

their faces dark and gray

I never thought that I myself

would soon be the self same way

(Chorus)

[Verse 4]

I cursed the day I went away

to work on those Hydro dams

For sweat and tears or hope and fear

bound up a shuddering jams

(Chorus)

[Final Verse]

They say that honest toil is good

for the body and the soul

but I tell you boys it's blood and sweat

that they want you down a hole

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