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I came upon a charming girl and Sarah is her name,
Her parents want a husband with riches, wealth, and fame;
I haven't no wealth, but riches and fame have never come my way,
Till the night I went to visit my love and through the keyhole said:
Sarah, Sarah, won't you come out tonight?
Sarah, Sarah, the moon is shining bright;
Put your hat and jacket on, tell your mother you won't be long,
And I'll be waiting for you 'round the corner.
My Sarah is a girl like this, a girl you seldom see,
She loves me only for myself and not for my money;
Every night at eight o'clock she puts the needle away,
And standing just outside her door and through the keyhole say:
Sarah, Sarah, won't you come out tonight?
Sarah, Sarah, the moon is shining bright;
Put your hat and jacket on, tell your mother you won't be long,
And I'll be waiting for you 'round the corner.
One night a little after eight I crept up to her door,
I whispered, "Sarah, darling," as I often done before;
[spoken:] I'll give you Sarah! said a voice, as down I went a-flop,
And her mamma saying as she kicked me all around the shop:
Sarah, Sarah, won't you come out tonight?
Sarah, Sarah, the moon is shining bright;
Put your hat and jacket on, tell your mother you won't be long,
And I'll be waiting for you 'round the corner.
The old woman thought she'd killed me, and I let her think so, too,
As I lay there on the floor, I scarce knew what to do;
At last she said, "He's alive or dead? My girl I'll let him wed."
Then up I jumps, says, "Thank you ma'am," and to my girl I said:
Sarah, Sarah, won't you come out tonight?
Sarah, Sarah, the moon is shining bright;
Put your hat and jacket on, tell your mother you won't be long,
And I'll be waiting for you 'round the corner.
This variant popularized by Buddy Wasisname and the Other Fellers (Flatout, trk#1, 1990; Greatest Misses! trk#7, 1999; The Serious Stuff, trk#16, 2001; Third Wave Productions, Ltd, Gander, NL).
See more songs by Buddy Wasisname And The Other Fellers.
The YouTube video below features an excellent cover performance by Craig Anstey of Gander, NL.
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[Am] I came upon a charming girl and [G] Sarah is her name,
[Em] Her parents want a husband with [Am] riches, wealth and fame;
[A7] I haven't no wealth but riches and fame, has [G] never come my way,
[Am] Till the night I went to visit my love and [Em] through the keyhole [Am] said:
[Am] Sarah, Sarah, won't [G] you come out tonight?
[Em] Sarah, Sarah, the [Am] moon is shining bright;
[A7] Put your hat and jacket on, [G] tell your mother you won't be long,
[Em] And I'll be waiting for you 'round the [Am] corner.
[Am] My Sarah is a girl like this, a [G] girl you seldom see,
[Em] She loves me only for myself and [Am] not for my money;
[A7] Every night at eight o'clock, she [G] puts the needle away,
[Am] And standing just outside her door and [Em] through the keyhole [Am] say:
[Am] Sarah, Sarah, won't [G] you come out tonight?
[Em] Sarah, Sarah, the [Am] moon is shining bright;
[A7] Put your hat and jacket on, [G] tell your mother you won't be long,
[Em] And I'll be waiting for you 'round the [Am] corner.
[Am] One night a little after eight, I [G] crept up to her door,
[Em] I whispered, "Sarah, darling" as I [Am] often done before;
[spoken:] I'll give you Sarah! said a voice, as down I went a-flop!
And her Mamma saying as she kicked me all around the shop:
[Am] Sarah, Sarah, won't [G] you come out tonight?
[Em] Sarah, Sarah, the [Am] moon is shining bright;
[A7] Put your hat and jacket on, [G] tell your mother you won't be long,
[Em] And I'll be waiting for you 'round the [Am] corner.
[Am] The old woman thought she'd killed me, and I [G] let her think so, too,
[Em] As I lay there on the floor, I [Am] scarce knew what to do;
[A7] At last she said "He's alive or dead? My [G] girl I'll let him wed."
[Am] Then up I jumps, says "Thank you, Ma'am," and [Em] to my girl I [Am] said:
[Am] Sarah, Sarah, won't [G] you come out tonight?
[Em] Sarah, Sarah, the [Am] moon is shining bright;
[A7] Put your hat and jacket on, [G] tell your mother you won't be long,
[Em] And I'll be waiting for you 'round the [Am] corner.
~ Chords contributed by Lorraine Hewlett ~
