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Liam Clancy - The Jolly Tinker
CAPO: 3rd Fret
[VERSE 1:]
As GI went down a shady lane, at a Fdoor I chanced to Gknock
"Have you any pots or kettles, with rusty holes to Fblock?"
"Well inGdeed I have, don't you Dknow I have
To me Gright fol-ooral-Daddy, well inGdeed I have"
[VERSE 2:]
The misses came out to the door and she Fasked me to come Gin
Saying, "You're welcome jolly tinker and I hope you brought your Ftin"
"Well inGdeed I did, don't you Dknow I did
To me Gright fol-ooral-Daddy, well inGdeed I did"
[VERSE 3:]
She took me through the kitchen and she Fled me through the Ghall
And the servants cried "The devil, has he come to Fblock us all"
"Well inGdeed I have, don't you Dknow I have
To me Gright fol-ooral-Daddy, well inGdeed I have"
[VERSE 4:]
She took me up the stairs, me lads, to Fshow me what to Gdo
And then she fell on the featherbed and I fell on it Ftoo
"Well inGdeed I did, don't you Dknow I did
To me Gright fol-ooral-Daddy, well inGdeed I did"
[VERSE 5:]
She then picked up the frying pan and Fshe began to Gknock
For to let the servants know, me lads, that I was at me Fwork
"Well inGdeed I was, don't you Dknow I was
To me Gright fol-ooral-Daddy, well inGdeed I was"
[VERSE 6:]
She put her hand into her pocket and she Fpulled out twenty Gpounds
Said, "Take this my jolly tinker and we'll have another Fround"
"Well, iGndeed we will, don't you Dknow we will
To me Gright fol-ooral-Daddy, well inGdeed we will"
[VERSE 7:]
Well, I've been a jolly tinker for these Fforty years or Gmore
Oh, but such a lovely job as that, I never did beFfore
Well, inGdeed I didn't, don't you Dknow I didn't
                     G       DN.C.
To me right fol-ooral-addy, well indeed I didn't

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The Jolly Tinker

by Liam Clancy

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

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Liam Clancy - The Jolly Tinker

CAPO: 3rd Fret

[VERSE 1:]

G F G

As I went down a shady lane, at a door I chanced to knock

"Have you any pots or kettles, with rusty holes to block?"

G D

"Well indeed I have, don't you know I have

G D G

To me right fol-ooral-addy, well indeed I have"

[VERSE 2:]

F G

The misses came out to the door and she asked me to come in

Saying, "You're welcome jolly tinker and I hope you brought your tin"

G D

"Well indeed I did, don't you know I did

G D G

To me right fol-ooral-addy, well indeed I did"

[VERSE 3:]

F G

She took me through the kitchen and she led me through the hall

And the servants cried "The devil, has he come to block us all"

G D

"Well indeed I have, don't you know I have

G D G

To me right fol-ooral-addy, well indeed I have"

[VERSE 4:]

F G

She took me up the stairs, me lads, to show me what to do

And then she fell on the featherbed and I fell on it too

G D

"Well indeed I did, don't you know I did

G D G

To me right fol-ooral-addy, well indeed I did"

[VERSE 5:]

F G

She then picked up the frying pan and she began to knock

For to let the servants know, me lads, that I was at me work

G D

"Well indeed I was, don't you know I was

G D G

To me right fol-ooral-addy, well indeed I was"

[VERSE 6:]

F G

She put her hand into her pocket and she pulled out twenty pounds

Said, "Take this my jolly tinker and we'll have another round"

G D

"Well, indeed we will, don't you know we will

G D G

To me right fol-ooral-addy, well indeed we will"

[VERSE 7:]

F G

Well, I've been a jolly tinker for these forty years or more

Oh, but such a lovely job as that, I never did before

G D

Well, indeed I didn't, don't you know I didn't

G D

N.C.

To me right fol-ooral-addy, well indeed I didn't

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