Dave Gunning - Pills of white mercury

As ^GI was ^Amwalking by the ^Cbanks of the ^DUgie ^GCome my dear ^Amfellows and a ^Cstory I will ^Dtell I ^Gspied a dear ^Amcomrade, ^Cdressed in white ^Dflannel ^GDressed in white ^Cflannel and ^Dcruel was his ^Gfate

The ^Gmercury was ^Ambeating, the ^Climestone was ^Dreeking His ^Gtongue all in ^Amflamed hung ^Cover his ^Dchin With a ^Ghole in his ^Ambosom, his ^Cteeth were a ^Dclosin' Bad ^Gluck to the ^Cgirl who ^Dgave it to ^Ghim

And ^Ghad she but ^Amtold me, ^Cwhen she dis ^Dhonoured me ^GHad she but ^Amtold me ^Cof it in ^Dtime I ^Gmight have been ^Amcured by those ^Cpills of white ^Dmercury But ^Gnow I'm a ^Cyoung man cut ^Ddown in my ^Gprime

My ^Gparents they ^Amwarned me and ^Coftimes they ^Dchided ^GWith those young ^Amflash girls do ^Cnot sport and ^Dplay But ^GI never ^Amlistened, no ^CI never ^Dheeded G C D G Chorus I just carried on in my own wicked way

It was ^Gdown on the ^Amcorner two ^Cflash girls were ^Dtalking ^GOne to the ^Amother in a ^Cwhisper did ^Dsay ^GThere goes that ^Amyoung man who ^Conce was so ^Djolly G C D G Chorus But now for his sins his poor body must pay

Oh ^Gdoctor, dear ^Amdoctor be ^Cfore you de ^Dparture ^GTake all these ^Ambottles of ^Cmercury ^Daway And ^Gsend for the ^Amminister to ^Csay a prayer ^Dover me ^GThen you can ^Clay my poor ^Dbody in the ^Gclay

Now ^Gget you six ^Amfellows to ^Ccarry my ^Dcoffin ^GSix pretty ^Amfair maids to ^Cbear up my ^Dpall And ^Ggive each of ^Amthem a ^Cbunch of red ^Droses G C D G Chorus So when they pass by me they'll not know the smell