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Sing along version
Verse 1
CKnees up Mother Brown Fknees up Mother Brown
GUnder the table you must go
Ee-aye Ee-aye Ee-aye-oh 
And Cif I catch you bending I'll Fsaw your knees right off
GKnees up knees up never get the breeze up
Knees up Mother CBrown
Verse 2
COh my Fwhat a rotten song Gwhat a rotten song 
CWhat a rotten song oh my Fwhat a rotten song
GWhat a rotten singer and Cwhat a rotten song
Traditional version
Verse 1
CThere came a girl from France
Who Fdidn't know how to dance
The Gonly thing that she could do
Was knees up Mother CBrown
Chorus
COh knees up Mother Brown Fknees up Mother Brown
GKnees up knees up never let the breeze up
Knees up Mother CBrown
Verse 2
COh hopping on one foot
FHopping on one foot
GHopping hopping never stopping
Hopping on one Cfoot
Chorus
COh knees up Mother Brown Fknees up Mother Brown
GKnees up knees up never let the breeze up
Knees up Mother CBrown
Verse 3
COh prancing up and down
FPrancing up and down
GPrancing prancing never dancing
Prancing up and Cdown
Chorus
COh knees up Mother Brown Fknees up Mother Brown
GKnees up knees up never let the breeze up
Knees up Mother CBrown
Verse 4
CAnd whirling round and round
FWhirling round and round
GWhirling whirling never twirling
Whirling round and Cround
Chorus x 2
COh knees up Mother Brown Fknees up Mother Brown
GKnees up knees up never let the breeze up
Knees up Mother CBrown
COh knees up Mother Brown Fknees up Mother Brown
GKnees up knees up never let the breeze up
Knees up Mother CBrown

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Knees Up Mother Brown

by Misc Traditional

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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I have tabbed two versions of this song so you can choose which version

suits the occasion in which you are playing.

Sing along version

Verse 1

C F

Knees up Mother Brown knees up Mother Brown

Under the table you must go

Ee-aye Ee-aye Ee-aye-oh

C F

And if I catch you bending I'll saw your knees right off

Knees up knees up never get the breeze up

Knees up Mother Brown

Verse 2

C F G

Oh my what a rotten song what a rotten song

C F

What a rotten song oh my what a rotten song

G C

What a rotten singer and what a rotten song

Traditional version

Verse 1

There came a girl from France

Who didn't know how to dance

The only thing that she could do

Was knees up Mother Brown

Chorus

C F

Oh knees up Mother Brown knees up Mother Brown

Knees up knees up never let the breeze up

Knees up Mother Brown

Verse 2

Oh hopping on one foot

Hopping on one foot

Hopping hopping never stopping

Hopping on one foot

Chorus

C F

Oh knees up Mother Brown knees up Mother Brown

Knees up knees up never let the breeze up

Knees up Mother Brown

Verse 3

Oh prancing up and down

Prancing up and down

Prancing prancing never dancing

Prancing up and down

Chorus

C F

Oh knees up Mother Brown knees up Mother Brown

Knees up knees up never let the breeze up

Knees up Mother Brown

Verse 4

And whirling round and round

Whirling round and round

Whirling whirling never twirling

Whirling round and round

Chorus x 2

C F

Oh knees up Mother Brown knees up Mother Brown

Knees up knees up never let the breeze up

Knees up Mother Brown

C F

Oh knees up Mother Brown knees up Mother Brown

Knees up knees up never let the breeze up

Knees up Mother Brown

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