Poor Will And The Jolly Hangman

Won’t yo^Eu rise for th^Bme hangman, hi^Ds pleasure i^As that you shoul^Ed rise He’s the judge and th^Bme jury at th^De jester’^Es as^Bmsize^A ^D ^E Poor Will on the ^Bmgallows tree ^Dnever a ^Acruel word did ^Esay Oh that a ^Bmyoung man should be ^Dtreated this ^Eway ^Bm ^A ^D ^E

Chorus:

^F#mRun to me ^F#mother of ^Bmanyone’s child an^F#md tell me th^Ae revelr^Ey planned ^F#mJudges and ^F#barristers, ^Bmclerks at the law, his ^F#mshow is the ^Abest in the ^Eland ^F#mHere’s a toast to th^Ae Jolly H^Eangman, he??^F#m?ll hang you ^Athe best that^E he can ^F#mHere’s a toast to th^Ae Jolly

Instrumental: Em D C Bm A G F#m G#m A F#m G#m A Bm No purse for a champion, no true love come over the stile The debt of a poor man, he’ll pay in awhile Poor ladies, poor gentleman, born of a sorry degree Will you laugh for the hangman when he comes for his fee? Chorus by: José Duarte jtduarte1@gmail.com

Fairport Convention - Poor will and the jolly hangman