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DON'T GO DOWN TO THE QUARRY Peter, Paul & Mary Key G (these are instruction for the 2nd voice sound effects) [Intro] G Em Am D D/C D/B D [Chorus]
Don't go Gdown to the quarry in the middle of the night ‘cause you’ll Emnever come back, you'll never be right AmWe lost Maggie there just last spring And DBig Ben D/CJohnson, he D/Bcouldn't do a Dthing (Ha ha ha ha!)
[Verse 1]
Big Ben GJohnson made a bet with Mad Man Mike That Emhe could cross the quarry in the middle of the night AAm He got there, 'bout halfway across (slurp, slurp...) DHe started sinking D/Cdown in the D/Bred clay Dmoss.
[Verse 2]
Nearby Gstandin' on the tracks where the trains used to come Was EmMad Man Mike, beatin' on his drum AmLaughin' out loud, eyes rollin' in his head DStandin' on the D/Ctracks in D/BLucifer's Dstead
[Verse 3]
With a Glong red cape and fire in his eyes He Emlifted up his hands to the midnight skies And the Amthunder start to roll and the lightenin' flashed wild (thunder sounds) And DBig Ben D/CJohnson start a D/Bcryin' like a Dchild.
[Bridge] (soft crying and moaning)
Don't go Gdown to the quarry, don't, don't go down Don't go Emdown to the quarry, don't, don't go down Don't go Amdown to the quarry, don't, don't go down DDown, D/Cdown, D/Bdown, Ddown
[Verse 4]
Then the Gearth gave a shudder, the quarry start to split EmScreamin' down went Johnson into the fiery pit With a Amlaugh that shivered the center of the bone DMad Man D/CMike just D/Bstandin' there Dalone
[Verse 5]
He's Gcallin' all the people, to take their turn And Emfall into the pit and eternally burn (Ah! Ha, Ha ha ha ha!) AmDown, down, don't go down (Ah! Ha, Ha ha ha ha!) DDown, D/Cdown, D/Bdown, Ddown
[Verse 6]
Oh, GLucifer's caught on the railraod track He's Emhowlin' at the moon 'cause he can't come back (soft howeling) AmIn the evenin' while we're sittin' there in front of the fire We Dlaugh at old D/CLucifer D/Bbefore we Dretire
[Chorus]
Don't go Gdown to the quarry in the middle of the night ‘cause you’ll Emnever come back, you'll never be right AmWe lost Maggie there just last spring And DBig Ben D/CJohnson, he D/Bcouldn't do a Dthing
[Outro]
Don't go Gdown to the quarry, don't, don't go down Don't go Emdown to the quarry, don't, don't go down Don't go Amdown to the quarry, don't, don't go down DDown, D/Cdown, D/Bdown, Ddown.
Don't go Gdown to the quarry, don't, don't go down Don't go Emdown to the quarry, don't, don't go down Don't go Amdown to the quarry, don't, don't go down DDown, D/Cdown, D/Bdown, Ddown.
Don't go Gdown to the quarry, don't, don't go down Don't go Emdown to the quarry, don't, don't go down Don't go Amdown to the quarry, don't, don't go down DDown, D/Cdown, D/Bdown, Ddown.
(‘2nd voice x2 scat’ Don’t Go Down to the quarry! You’ll never going to come back, We lost a Maggie, and Big Ben Jon, jon Jonsonn.. ‘2nd voice last time scat:’ Oh oh oh oh whooooooo waaa ah ah)