Tom: A
A E D A
Once I had a colour as red as the rose
E D A E
Now my colour has fade like the lily that grows
A E D E
Now my colour has fade like the lily that grows
A E D A
If it wasn't for flash company I should ne'er have been so poor
[Chorus]
A E D A
So you take this yellow handkerchief in a remembrance of me
E D A E
And tie it round your neck, my love, in your flash company
A E D E
Flash company has been the ruin of me and a great many more
A E D A
If it wasn't for flash company I should ne'er have been so poor
[Verse]
A E D A
Well it's singing and dancing well it was my delight
E D A E
Flash company's been the ruin of me, and the ruin of me quite (quite!)
A E D E
Flash company's been the ruin of me and a great many more
A E D A
If it wasn't for flash company I should ne'er have been so poor
[Chorus]
A E D A
So you take this yellow handkerchief in a remembrance of me
E D A E
And tie it round your neck, my love, in your flash company
A E D E
Flash company has been the ruin of me and a great many more
A E D A
If it wasn't for flash company I should ne'er have been so poor
[Verse]
A E D A
So come all you little flash girls take a warning by me
E D A E
And never build your nest, my love, on the top of a tree
A E D E
For the green leaves they will wither and the roots they will decay
A E D A
And the beauty of a fair maid it will soon fade away
[Chorus]
A E D A
So you take this yellow handkerchief in a remembrance of me
E D A E
And tie it round your neck, my love, in your flash company
A E D E
Flash company has been the ruin of me and a great many more
A E D A
If it wasn't for flash company I should ne'er have been so poor
