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Poor Old Horse

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A great christmas folk number from Kate Rusby's "Sweet Bells" album. This is 
We've Cgot a poor old Fhorse,
He's Cstanding at your Gdoor,
And Fif you'll only Clet him Gin,
He'll Fgreet you all I'm Gsure,
He'll Fgreet you Gall I'm Csure.
He'll Fgreet you all I'm Gsure,
He'll Fgreet you Gall I'm Csure.
--- Verse 2 ---
CNow that He's grown Fold
And Cnature doth Gdecay,
My Fmaster frowns Cupon him Gnow,
These Fwords I've heard him Gsay,
These Fwords I've Gheard him Csay.
These Fwords I've heard him Gsay,
These Fwords I've Gheard him Csay.
--- Verse 3 ---
CNow that He's grown Fold
And Cscarcely can he Gcrawl,
He's Fforced to eat the Ccoarsest Ggrass,
That Fgrows against the Gwall,
That gFrows Gagainst the Cwall.
That Fgrows against the Gwall,
It Fgrows Gagainst the Cwall.
--- Verse 4 ---
This Cpoor horse was once Fyoung,
And Cin his youthful Gprime,
My Fmaster used to Cride on Ghim,
He Fthought him very Gfine,
He Fthought him Gvery Cfine.
He Fthought him very Gfine,
He Fthought him Gvery Cfine.

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Poor Old Horse

by Kate Rusby

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A great christmas folk number from Kate Rusby's "Sweet Bells" album. This is

C F

We've got a poor old horse,

C G

He's standing at your door,

F C G

And if you'll only let him in,

F G

He'll greet you all I'm sure,

F G C

He'll greet you all I'm sure.

F G

He'll greet you all I'm sure,

F G C

He'll greet you all I'm sure.

--- Verse 2 ---

C F

Now that He's grown old

C G

And nature doth decay,

F C G

My master frowns upon him now,

F G

These words I've heard him say,

F G C

These words I've heard him say.

F G

These words I've heard him say,

F G C

These words I've heard him say.

--- Verse 3 ---

C F

Now that He's grown old

C G

And scarcely can he crawl,

F C G

He's forced to eat the coarsest grass,

F G

That grows against the wall,

F G C

That grows against the wall.

F G

That grows against the wall,

F G C

It grows against the wall.

--- Verse 4 ---

C F

This poor horse was once young,

C G

And in his youthful prime,

F C G

My master used to ride on him,

F G

He thought him very fine,

F G C

He thought him very fine.

F G

He thought him very fine,

F G C

He thought him very fine.

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