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Ted from Australia Lyr Req: Sam Hall (Dubliners, etc.) (27) Lyr Add: SAM HALL 11 Jul 99


mabe this is the Sam Hall that you are looking for

Sam Hall

Now my name is Sam Hall, Chimney Sweep, Chimney Sweep
Oh my name is Sam Hall, Chimney Sweep
Oh my name is Sam Hall,
And I I rob both rich and small
But me neck will pay for all whem I die, when i die.
Yes me neck will pay for all whem I die

I have twenty Pounds In store Thats not all , Thats not all ,
I have twenty Pounds In store, Thats not all
I have twenty Pounds In store,
and I'll rob for tweny more
Oh the rich must help the poor so must I, so must I
Oh the rich must help the poor so must I

Now I killed a man they said, so they said, so they said
Oh I killed a man they said, so they said
Oh I killed a man they said I bashed in his bloody head
And I left him bloody dead
Blast his eyes damn his Soul
And I left him bloody dead, Blast his eyes

Ah They took me to Cooth Hill In a cart, in a cart
Ah They took me to Cooth Hill In a cart
Ah They took me to Cooth Hill and I stopped to make me will
Oh The best of friends must part so must I, so must I
Oh The best of friends must part so must I

Up the ladder I did Grope that's no joke , that's no joke,
Up the ladder I did Grope that's no joke
Up the ladder I did Grope and the hangman pulled the rope
And ne're a word I spoke, tumblin' down, tumblin' down
And ne're a word I spoke, tumblin' down

Now my name is Sam Hall, Chimney Sweep, Chimney Sweep
Oh my name is Sam Hall, Chimney Sweep
Oh my name is Sam Hall,And I hates yers one and all
You're a bunch of bastards all
Blast your eyes. Damn your souls
You're a bunch of bastards all, Blast your eyes.



Collected in Darwin circa 1972 from the singing of Paul and Vinnie Lawler who introduced it as a music hall song

Regatrds Ted


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