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[Intro]

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There were three men came from the west

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Their fortunes for to tell

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And the life of John Barleycorn as well
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GThey laid him in three furrows deep Laid Dclods upon his head Then Gthese three man made a solemn vow John CBarleyGcorn was Cdead John DBarleycorn was Gdead D G
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GThe let him die for a very long time Till the Drain from heaven did fall Then Glittle Sir John sprang up his head And he Cdid aGmaze them Call He Ddid amaze them Gall D G
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GAnd they let him stand till the midsummer day Till he Dlooked both pale and wan Then Glittle Sir John, he grew a long beard And he Cso beGcame a Cman He Dso became a Gman
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Fa, la, la, la, Dit's a lovely day Sing fa, la, la, Glay, oh GFa, la, la, la, it's a lovely day DFa, la, la, la, Glay, oh D G
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GThey have hired men with the scythes so sharp To Dcut him off at the knee And they Grolled him and tied him around the waist They Cserved him GbarbarousCly They have Dserved him barbarousGly
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Fa, la, la, la, Dit's a lovely day Sing fa, la, la, Glay, oh GFa, la, la, la, it's a lovely day Singing Dfa, la, la, la, Glay, oh D G
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GAnd they have hired men with the crab-tree sticks To Dcut him skin from bone And the Gmiller he has served him worse than that He Cground him beGtween two Cstones He Dground him between two Gstones
[Chorus]
Fa, la, la, la, Dit's a lovely day Sing fa, la, la, Glay, oh GFa, la, la, la, it's a lovely day Singing Dfa, la, la, la, Glay, oh D G
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GAnd they have wheeled him here, and they've wheeled him there They've Dwheeled him to a barn And Gthey have a-served him a-worse than that They've Cbunged him Gin a Cvat They've a-Dbunged him in a Gvat
[Chorus]
Fa, la, la, la, Dit's a lovely day Sing fa, la, la, Glay, oh GFa, la, la, la, it's a lovely day Singing Dfa, la, la, la, Glay, oh D G
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GWell, they have worked their will on John Barleycorn But he Dlived to tell the tale For they Gpour him out of an old brown jug And they Ccall him Ghomebrewed Cale They Dcall him homebrewed Gale
[Chorus]
Fa, la, la, la, Dit's a lovely day Sing fa, la, la, Glay, oh GFa, la, la, la, it's a lovely day Singing Dfa, la, la, la, Glay, oh D G
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