The Proud Tailor

X:1
T:The Proud Tailor
B:Palmer, Roy, 1998, A Book of British Ballads, Llanerch
S:Sam Bennet (1865-1951) of Ilmington
Z:Carpenter Collection
F:http://www.folkinfo.org/songs
M:6/8     %Meter
L:1/8     %
Q:1/4=80
K:G
D/D/ |GAB/B/ ABc |dAd BAG |
w:I can tell you how the world be-gun, Ben-ja-min Bo-gle-gun,
GDG/G/ GAB | ABc d2
w:Tell you how the world be-gun, Low cast a-way.
d/d/ |ded/d/ dBG |cBA FED  |
w: I can tell you how the world be-gun, Nine tail-ors make a man,
 GAB Adc | BGF G2
w:Still the proud tail-or went pran-cing a-way,
 G |GAB Adc |BGF G2  |]
w: And still the proud tail-or went pran-cing a-way
W:I can tell you how the world begun (3),
W:Nine tailors make a man.
W:
W:The tailor were sat at work (3),
W:Picked a louse off his shirt.
W:
W:With his needle he made a sword (3),
W:Stabbed the louse on the board.
W:
W:With his bodkin he made a gun (3),
W:Shot the louse as he run.
W:
W:With his scissors he made some shears (3),
W:Snipped off the louse's ears.
W:
W:With his thimble he made a bell (3),
W:Run the louse into hell.

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