Tom: G
G
[Chorus]
G/D Em D7
Come a landsman, a pinsman, a tinker or a tailor,
G/D Em D7
Fiddler, or a dancer, a ploughboy or a sailor,
G/D Em D7
Gentleman, a poor man, a fool or a witty,
G/D Em G/D D7 Em G/D Em
Don't let me die an old maid, but take me out of pity.
[Verse 1]
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Oh, I had a sister Sally, was younger than I am,
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She had so many sweethearts, she had to de-ny them;
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As for my own part, I never had many,
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If you all knew my heart, I'd be thankful for any.
[Chorus]
G/D Em D7
Come a landsman, a pinsman, a tinker or a tailor,
G/D Em D7
Fiddler, or a dancer, a ploughboy or a sailor,
G/D Em D7
Gentleman, a poor man, a fool or a witty,
G/D Em G/D D7 Em G/D Em
Don't let me die an old maid, but take me out of pity.
[Verse 2]
G/D Em D7
Oh, I had a sister Susan, was ugly and ill-shapen,
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Before she was sixteen years old she was taken,
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Before she was eighteen, a son and a daughter,
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Here am I, six and forty, and nary an offer.
[Chorus]
G/D Em D7
Come a landsman, a pinsman, a tinker or a tailor,
G/D Em D7
A fiddler, or a dancer, ploughboy or a sailor,
G/D Em D7
Gentleman, a poor man, a fool or a witty,
G/D Em G/D D7 Em G/D Em
Don't let me die an old maid, but take me out of pity.
[Verse 3]
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Oh, I never will be scolding, I never will be jealous,
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My husband shall have money to go to the alehouse,
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While he's there a-spending, well, I'll be home a-saving,
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And I'll leave it to the world if I am worth having.
[Chorus]
G/D Em D7
Come a landsman, a pinsman, a tinker or a tailor,
G/D Em D7
A fiddler, or a dancer, ploughboy or a sailor,
G/D Em D7
Gentleman, a poor man, a fool or a witty,
G/D Em G/D D7 Em G/D
Don't you let me die an old maid, but take me out of pity.
