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From the album Sweet Liberty
Played in 3/4 time
It's o[Am]f two young sailor lads [Dm]out a-walking
Their [Am]pockets being both [G]lined [G7]with go[E]ld
As [Am]they went a-walking and [Dm]civilly talking
Some [Am]fair pretty [Dm]damsel they [E]do beh[Am]old.
O [Am]lady, lady can I [Dm]carry your basket?
O there's [Am]eggs in the basket oh [G]do t[G7]ake [E]care,
And [Am]if you should chance to [Dm]outwalk me,
At the [Am]halfway [Dm]house you'll find [E]me later [Am]there.
So these [Am]two young men they [Dm]start out walking
Unt[Am]il they come to the [G]half[G7]way h[E]ouse
O [Am]landlord, landlord have you [Dm]any bacon?
For [Am]in my [Dm]basket I've [E]got eggs to [Am]fry.
So [Am]that landlord he went [Dm]to the basket
A-[Am]thinking he'd got [G]eggs [G7]to fry[E]
O [Am]say young man ain't y[Dm]ou mistaken?
O for [Am]in this [Dm]basket [E]we've got a [Am]child.
Up [Am]steps this Nancy o [Dm]dearest Nancy
That had [Am]taken to bed last [G]Whit[G7]sunt[E]ide
We [Am]got this young child since I [Dm]came your fancy
So [Am]now gay [Dm]fiddler [E]you've got to [Am]pay.
That [Am]child's not ours, [Dm]lovely Nancy
He's [Am]no babe o' mine nor no [G]friend's [G7]bes[E]ide
But [Am]I will take it I'll [Dm]kindly treat it
If [Am]you will [Dm]say all my [E]money's [Am]paid.
Oh [Am]that young man went up [Dm]to the basket
He's [Am]kicked it around and aro[G]und [G7]the [E]floor
Oh s[Am]ince it is done I will s[Dm]urely pay it
But d[Am]amn me if [Dm]I do eat [E]eggs anym[Am]ore.
(slowly )
[Am] [Dm] [C] [Am] [E] [Am]
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From the album Sweet Liberty
Played in 3/4 time
It's o[Am]f two young sailor lads [Dm]out a-walking
Their [Am]pockets being both [G]lined [G7]with go[E]ld
As [Am]they went a-walking and [Dm]civilly talking
Some [Am]fair pretty [Dm]damsel they [E]do beh[Am]old.
O [Am]lady, lady can I [Dm]carry your basket?
O there's [Am]eggs in the basket oh [G]do t[G7]ake [E]care,
And [Am]if you should chance to [Dm]outwalk me,
At the [Am]halfway [Dm]house you'll find [E]me later [Am]there.
So these [Am]two young men they [Dm]start out walking
Unt[Am]il they come to the [G]half[G7]way h[E]ouse
O [Am]landlord, landlord have you [Dm]any bacon?
For [Am]in my [Dm]basket I've [E]got eggs to [Am]fry.
So [Am]that landlord he went [Dm]to the basket
A-[Am]thinking he'd got [G]eggs [G7]to fry[E]
O [Am]say young man ain't y[Dm]ou mistaken?
O for [Am]in this [Dm]basket [E]we've got a [Am]child.
Up [Am]steps this Nancy o [Dm]dearest Nancy
That had [Am]taken to bed last [G]Whit[G7]sunt[E]ide
We [Am]got this young child since I [Dm]came your fancy
So [Am]now gay [Dm]fiddler [E]you've got to [Am]pay.
That [Am]child's not ours, [Dm]lovely Nancy
He's [Am]no babe o' mine nor no [G]friend's [G7]bes[E]ide
But [Am]I will take it I'll [Dm]kindly treat it
If [Am]you will [Dm]say all my [E]money's [Am]paid.
Oh [Am]that young man went up [Dm]to the basket
He's [Am]kicked it around and aro[G]und [G7]the [E]floor
Oh s[Am]ince it is done I will s[Dm]urely pay it
But d[Am]amn me if [Dm]I do eat [E]eggs anym[Am]ore.
(slowly )
[Am] [Dm] [C] [Am] [E] [Am]
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