The Praties they grow small

X:1
T:The Praties they grow small
B:Singing Together, Autumn 1971, BBC Publications
F:http://www.folkinfo.org/songs
M:4/4     %Meter
L:1/8     %
K:G
E2 F2 |G2 F2 E2 D2 |E4 E2 F2 |E4 E2 F2 | E4
w:Oh, the pra-ties they grow small, O-ver here, o-ver here.
 E2 F2 |G2 F2 G2 A2 |B4 A2 B2 |c2 B2 A2 G2 | F4
w:Oh, the pra-ties they grow small and we dig them in the fall.
E2 F2 |G2 F2 E2 D2 |E4 E2 F2 |E4 E2 F2 | E4  |]
w: And we eat them skins and all, O-ver here, o-ver here.
W:Oh, the praties they grow small,
W:Over here, over here.
W:Oh, the praties they grow small
W:And we dig them in the fall.
W:And we eat them skins and all,
W:Over here, over here.
W:
W:Oh, I wish that we were geese,
W:Night and morn, night and morn,
W:Oh, I wish that we were geese,
W:For they fly and take their ease,
W:And they live and die in peace,
W:Eating corn, eating corn.
W:
W:Oh, we're trampled in the durst,
W:Over here, over here,
W:Yes, we're trampled in the dust,
W:But the Lord in whom we trust
W:Will give us crumb for crust,
W:Over here, over here.
W:
W:Oh, the praties they grow small,
W:Over here, over here.
W:Oh, the praties they grow small
W:Snd we dig them in the fall.
W:And we eat them skins and all,
W:Over here, over here.

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