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GUEST,katie Origins: Sam Hall (66* d) Lyr Add: SAM HALL (trad. Newfoundland) 14 Jul 04


In Newfoundland, a province of Canada, there's a version of Sam Hall accepted as a traditional Folk song.

Oh me name it is Sam Hall, chimney sweep, chimney sweep
Oh me name it is Sam Hall, chimney sweep,
Oh me name it is Sam Hall, and I've robbed both great and small
And me neck will pay for all when I die, when I die
And me neck will pay for all when I die.

I have twenty pounds in store, that's not all, that's not all,
I have twenty pounds in store, that's not all
I have twenty pounds in store, and I'll rob for twenty more,
For the rich must help the poor, so must I, so must I
For the rich must help the poor, so must I.

Oh they brought me to Coote Hill, in a cart, in a cart,
Oh they brought me to Coote Hill, in a cart
Oh they brought me to Coote Hill, there I Stopped to make my will,
For the best of friends must part, so must I, so must I
For 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
Oh and ne'er a word I spoke, tumblin' down, tumblin' down
Oh and ne'er a word I spoke, tumblin' down

Oh me name it is Sam Hall, chimney sweep, chimney sweep
Oh me name it is Sam Hall, chimney sweep
Oh me name it is Sam Hall, and I hate you one and all
You're a bunch of muggers all, damn your eyes, damn your eyes
You're a bunch of muggers all, damn your eyes


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