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A 1975 release by the 'Rochdale Cowboy'. Capo on 4 for correct key = E.
Intro = C  
Verse 1
CNow there’s a place in Wigan a place you all should Gknow
A busy little factory where things are all the Cgo
They don’t make Jakes or Eccles Cakes or things to stick on Fwalls
But Gnight and day they work away at Uncle Joe’s Mint CBalls
Chorus 
C'Cos Uncle Joe’s Mint Balls keep you all agGlow
Give ‘em to your grannie and watch the buggar Cgo
Away with coughs and sniffles take a few in Fhand
GSuck ‘em and see you’ll agree they're the best in all the Cland
Verse 2
CMe dad has always wanted curly hair on his bald Ghead
Suck an Uncle Joe’s Mint Ball that’s what the doctor Csaid
So he got an Uncle Joe’s Mint Ball and sucked it all night Flong
When Ghe got up next morning he’d hairs all over his Ctongue
Chorus 
C'Cos Uncle Joe’s Mint Balls keep you all agGlow
Give ‘em to your grannie and watch the buggar Cgo
Away with coughs and sniffles take a few in Fhand
GSuck ‘em and see you’ll agree they're the best in all the Cland
Verse 3
CMe Uncle Albert passed away from ale upon the Gbrain
The doctors said that he were dead and would never walk aCgain
So they gave the corpse an Uncle Joe’s and then stood back agFhast
'Cos the Gcorpse jumped up and ran to the pub and spent the insurance Cbrass
Chorus 
C'Cos Uncle Joe’s Mint Balls keep you all agGlow
Give ‘em to your grannie and watch the buggar Cgo
Away with coughs and sniffles take a few in Fhand
GSuck ‘em and see you’ll agree they're the best in all the Cland
Verse 4
CMe granny said me granddad ‘e were gettin’ old and Gslow
And fire in grandad’s boiler ‘ad gone out long aCgo
So ‘e got an Uncle Joe’s Mint Ball sucked it all the Fnight
But his Ghot breath singed her vest and set the bed aClight
Chorus 
C'Cos Uncle Joe’s Mint Balls keep you all agGlow
Give ‘em to your grannie and watch the buggar Cgo
Away with coughs and sniffles take a few in Fhand
GSuck ‘em and see you’ll agree they're the best in all the Cland
Verse 5
CWe ‘ad a pigeon it were bald and couldn’t fly too Gfast
Never won places in the races always come in Clast
Though it were bald no feathers at all it won a race one Fday
We Ggive it an Uncle Joe’s Mint Ball and it ran al’t bloody Cway
Chorus 
C'Cos Uncle Joe’s Mint Balls keep you all agGlow
Give ‘em to your grannie and watch the buggar Cgo
Away with coughs and sniffles take a few in Fhand
GSuck ‘em and see you’ll agree they're the best in all the Cland
Verse 6
CI had a girl her name was May in passion she were Glackin’
Fed ‘er with whisky to make ‘er frisky still she wouldn’t get Ccrackin’
So I gave her an Uncle Joe’s Mint Ball to get ‘er all agFlow
GNow she combs the streets of Wigan looking for Uncle CJoe
Chorus 
C'Cos Uncle Joe’s Mint Balls keep you all agGlow
Give ‘em to your grannie and watch the buggar Cgo
Away with coughs and sniffles take a few in Fhand
GSuck ‘em and see you’ll agree they're the best in all the Cland
Verse 7
CWe gave some to the coalman’s ‘orse as it stood in the Groad
It gave a cough then beggared off with it’s cart an’ Cload
It ran onto the racecourse going like a Fbird
GCovered the track with nutty slack and came first second and Cthird
Chorus 
C'Cos Uncle Joe’s Mint Balls keep you all agGlow
Give ‘em to your grannie and watch the buggar Cgo
Away with coughs and sniffles take a few in Fhand
GSuck ‘em and see you’ll agree they're the best in all the Cland
Verse 8
CThe RSPCA have bought six tons of Uncle GJoe’s
To give to all the animules to keep ‘em all aCglow
Our budgie now is six foot tall the cat is eight foot Fthree
And Gall the poor brass monkeys are as happy as can Cbe
Chorus 
C'Cos Uncle Joe’s Mint Balls keep you all agGlow
Give ‘em to your grannie and watch the buggar Cgo
Away with coughs and sniffles take a few in Fhand
GSuck ‘em and see you’ll agree they're the best....in....all....the.....Cl..a..n..dC  

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Uncle Joes Mint Balls

by Mike Harding

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

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A 1975 release by the 'Rochdale Cowboy'. Capo on 4 for correct key = E.

Intro =

Verse 1

C G

Now there’s a place in Wigan a place you all should know

A busy little factory where things are all the go

They don’t make Jakes or Eccles Cakes or things to stick on walls

G C

But night and day they work away at Uncle Joe’s Mint Balls

Chorus

C G

'Cos Uncle Joe’s Mint Balls keep you all aglow

Give ‘em to your grannie and watch the buggar go

Away with coughs and sniffles take a few in hand

G C

Suck ‘em and see you’ll agree they're the best in all the land

Verse 2

C G

Me dad has always wanted curly hair on his bald head

Suck an Uncle Joe’s Mint Ball that’s what the doctor said

So he got an Uncle Joe’s Mint Ball and sucked it all night long

G C

When he got up next morning he’d hairs all over his tongue

Chorus

C G

'Cos Uncle Joe’s Mint Balls keep you all aglow

Give ‘em to your grannie and watch the buggar go

Away with coughs and sniffles take a few in hand

G C

Suck ‘em and see you’ll agree they're the best in all the land

Verse 3

C G

Me Uncle Albert passed away from ale upon the brain

The doctors said that he were dead and would never walk again

So they gave the corpse an Uncle Joe’s and then stood back aghast

G C

'Cos the corpse jumped up and ran to the pub and spent the insurance brass

Chorus

C G

'Cos Uncle Joe’s Mint Balls keep you all aglow

Give ‘em to your grannie and watch the buggar go

Away with coughs and sniffles take a few in hand

G C

Suck ‘em and see you’ll agree they're the best in all the land

Verse 4

C G

Me granny said me granddad ‘e were gettin’ old and slow

And fire in grandad’s boiler ‘ad gone out long ago

So ‘e got an Uncle Joe’s Mint Ball sucked it all the night

G C

But his hot breath singed her vest and set the bed alight

Chorus

C G

'Cos Uncle Joe’s Mint Balls keep you all aglow

Give ‘em to your grannie and watch the buggar go

Away with coughs and sniffles take a few in hand

G C

Suck ‘em and see you’ll agree they're the best in all the land

Verse 5

C G

We ‘ad a pigeon it were bald and couldn’t fly too fast

Never won places in the races always come in last

Though it were bald no feathers at all it won a race one day

G C

We give it an Uncle Joe’s Mint Ball and it ran al’t bloody way

Chorus

C G

'Cos Uncle Joe’s Mint Balls keep you all aglow

Give ‘em to your grannie and watch the buggar go

Away with coughs and sniffles take a few in hand

G C

Suck ‘em and see you’ll agree they're the best in all the land

Verse 6

C G

I had a girl her name was May in passion she were lackin’

Fed ‘er with whisky to make ‘er frisky still she wouldn’t get crackin’

So I gave her an Uncle Joe’s Mint Ball to get ‘er all aglow

G C

Now she combs the streets of Wigan looking for Uncle Joe

Chorus

C G

'Cos Uncle Joe’s Mint Balls keep you all aglow

Give ‘em to your grannie and watch the buggar go

Away with coughs and sniffles take a few in hand

G C

Suck ‘em and see you’ll agree they're the best in all the land

Verse 7

C G

We gave some to the coalman’s ‘orse as it stood in the road

It gave a cough then beggared off with it’s cart an’ load

It ran onto the racecourse going like a bird

G C

Covered the track with nutty slack and came first second and third

Chorus

C G

'Cos Uncle Joe’s Mint Balls keep you all aglow

Give ‘em to your grannie and watch the buggar go

Away with coughs and sniffles take a few in hand

G C

Suck ‘em and see you’ll agree they're the best in all the land

Verse 8

C G

The RSPCA have bought six tons of Uncle Joe’s

To give to all the animules to keep ‘em all aglow

Our budgie now is six foot tall the cat is eight foot three

G C

And all the poor brass monkeys are as happy as can be

Chorus

C G

'Cos Uncle Joe’s Mint Balls keep you all aglow

Give ‘em to your grannie and watch the buggar go

Away with coughs and sniffles take a few in hand

G C C

Suck ‘em and see you’ll agree they're the best....in....all....the.....l..a..n..d

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