Sam Hall (Irish Descendants) with lyrics, chords and videos
See also: Samuel Small (English Traditional)
And also: Sam Hall (English Traditional)

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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 twenty pounds in store, that's not all, that's not all,
I have twenty pounds in store, that's not all;
I have twenty 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,
Oh, 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 hate yas one and all,
You're a bunch of muggers all, damn your eyes, damn your eyes,
You're a bunch of muggers 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 ....####

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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