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Dooley

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Tuning:Standard/ E,A,D,G,B,E  
chords that I use, so here it is.
(verse)
GDooley was a Cgood old man
He Glived below the Dmill
[G[Dooley had two Cdaughters 
And  A[G]Forty [D]Gallon [G]still
One girl watched the Cboiler
The Gother weatched the Dspout
GMama corks the Cbottles
When old DDooley sets them Gout
(refrain)
GDooley, steppin' up a hollerC  
Dooley, tryin' to make a dollarG  
Dooley, gimme a swallerD  
And I'll pay you back someGday
(verse)
The revenooers came back one day
a-slippin' through the woods
Dooley kept behind them all
And never lost his goods
Dooley was a trader when into town he'd come
Sugar by the bushel and molasses by the tun
(refrain)
(verse)
I remember very well the day old Dooley died
The women all felt sorry and 
The men sat sround and cried
Now Dooleys on that mountain he lies there all alone
They put a jug beside 'im and a barrel for a stone
(refrain)

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Dooley

by Porter Wagoner

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

E A D G B E

Tuning:Standard/ ,,,,,

chords that I use, so here it is.

(verse)

G C

Dooley was a good old man

G D

He lived below the mill

[G[Dooley had two daughters

A G D G

And []Forty []Gallon []still

One girl watched the boiler

G D

The other weatched the spout

G C

Mama corks the bottles

D G

When old Dooley sets them out

(refrain)

G C

Dooley, steppin' up a holler

Dooley, tryin' to make a dollar

Dooley, gimme a swaller

And I'll pay you back someday

(verse)

The revenooers came back one day

a-slippin' through the woods

Dooley kept behind them all

And never lost his goods

Dooley was a trader when into town he'd come

Sugar by the bushel and molasses by the tun

(refrain)

(verse)

I remember very well the day old Dooley died

The women all felt sorry and

The men sat sround and cried

Now Dooleys on that mountain he lies there all alone

They put a jug beside 'im and a barrel for a stone

(refrain)

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