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Sam Hall (Arranged by The Fables)
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Oh, me name it is Sam Hall, chimney sweep, chimney sweep
Oh, me name it is Sam Hall, chimney sweep
Oh, me name it is Sam Hall, and I've robbed both great and small
And me neck will pay for all, when I die, when I die
And me neck will pay for all, when I die.

I have 20 pounds in store, that's not all, that's not all
I have 20 pounds in store, that's not all
I have 20 pounds in store, and I'll rob for twenty more
For the rich must help the poor, so must I, so must I
For the rich must help the poor, so must I.

Oh, they brought me to Coote Hill in a cart, in a cart
Oh, they brought me to Coote Hill in a cart
Oh, they brought me to Coote Hill, there I stopped to make my will
For the best of friends must part, so must I, so must I
For the best of friends must part, so must I.

Up the ladder I did grope, that's no joke, that's no joke
Up the ladder I did grope, that's no joke
Up the ladder I did grope, and the hangman pulled the rope
0h, and ne'er a word I spoke, tumblin' down, tumblin' down
Oh, and ne'er a word I spoke, tumblin' down.

Oh, me name it is Sam Hall, chimney sweep, chimney sweep
Oh, me name it is Sam Hall, chimney sweep
Oh, me name it is Sam Hall, and I hates yas one and all
You're a bunch of muckers all, damn your eyes, damn your eyes
You're a bunch of muckers all, damn your eyes.

####.... Variant of a British broadside ballad, Sam Hall, [Laws L5] American Balladry From British Broadsides (G. Malcolm Laws, 1957). Also a somewhat milder variant of an English traditional (Jack Hall) who was hanged at Tyburn in 1707. In the 1840s the song was rewritten and performed on stage by music hall singer C. W. Ross who changed the title ....####

This variant arranged and recorded by The Fables (Tear The House Down, Self-Produced, 1998)

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Oh, me [A] name it is Sam [D] Hall, chimney [A] sweep, chimney [E] sweep
Oh, me [A] name it is Sam [D] Hall, chimney [A] sweep
Oh, me [D] name it is Sam Hall, and I've [A] robbed both great and [E] small
And me [A] neck will pay for [D] all, when I [A] die, when I [E] die
And me [A] neck will pay for [D] all, when I [A] die.

I have 20 pounds in [D] store, that's not [A] all, that's not [E] all
I have [A] 20 pounds in [D] store, that's not [A] all
I have [D] 20 pounds in store, and I'll [A] rob for twenty [E] more
For the [A] rich must help the [D] poor, so must [A] I, so must [E] I
For the [A] rich must help the [D] poor, so must [A] I.

Oh, they brought me to Coote [D] Hill, in a [A] cart, in a [E] cart
Oh, they [A] brought me to Coote [D] Hill, in a [A] cart
Oh, they [D] brought me to Coote Hill, there I [A] stopped to make my [E] will
For the [A] best of friends must [D] part, so must [A] I, so must [E] I
For the [A] best of friends must [D] part, so must [A] I.

Up the ladder I did [D] grope, that's no [A] joke, thats no [E] joke
Up the [A] ladder I did [D] grope, that's no [A] joke
Up the [D] ladder I did grope, and the [A] hangman pulled the [E] rope
Oh, and ne'er [A] a word I [D] spoke, tumblin' [A] down, tumblin' [E] down
Oh, and ne'er [A] a word I [D] spoke, tumblin' [A] down.

Oh, me name it is Sam [D] Hall, chimney [A] sweep, chimney [E] sweep
Oh, me [A] name it is Sam [D] Hall, chimney [A] sweep
Oh, me [D] name it is Sam Hall, and I [D] hates ya one and [E] all
You're a [A] bunch of muckers [D] all, damn your [A] eyes, damn your [E] eyes
You're a [A] bunch of muckers [D] all, damn your [A] eyes.

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