Me And Brother Bill chords by Dick nolan
Verse 1
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Well, I told you all a story
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about Aunt Martha's sheep
Well, here's another story
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in my memory I will keep
So pull your chairs up close, boys,
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and listen to my tale
I'll sing to you a ballad
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of me and Brother Bill
T 'was early in the month of June
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beneath the summer sky
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We started on our journey
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with a rod and reel and fly
Bill was an alcoholic
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so lots of booze he took
And very soon we were fishin'
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knee -deep in a brook
Now the birds were singin' sweetly
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and the water runnin' wild
The salmon they were jumpin'
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in that good ol' Newfie style
Bill would cast his line out
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and in his pocket reach
And while he waited for a bite,
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would have a drink of screech
Now Bill got in a happy mood
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as more and more he drank
Until he saw a warden
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up on the riverbank
His face did turn all colors
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and he said, my God, I'm caught
My liquor I remembered,
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but the license I forgot
Now Bill, he had no money,
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so it's fine, I'd have to pay
Well then I took it on me
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to see he got away
I dropped my rod and reel,
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started runnin' for the shore
And when I reached the bushes,
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I was runnin' all the more
Now down a winding trail
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with the warden in the chase
I ran about a mile
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and fell flat upon my face
The warden, he jumped on me,
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and this to me did say
You're runnin' from the law, boy,
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so now you're gonna pay
His eyes they shone like diamonds
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and he opened up his mouth
I reached into my pocket
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and my li cense I pulled out
I did not break the law,
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sir, my record is clean
The man without a license,
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well, he left back in the stream
So have yourself a smoke,
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sir, it don't matter anyhow
I do not know his name
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and I'm sure he's gone by now
T 'was there I took a vow
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that I would never tell
The warden, he would never know
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it was my brother Bill
Now Bill, he's sittin' home
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and the salmon's in the pan
He's sittin' at the table
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with a big drink in his hand
He's laughing and wondering
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if the warden got me yet
But I tell you boys, when I get home
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I break his bloody neck
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Yes, I tell you boys, when I get home
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I break his bloody neck
Outro 1
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Me And Brother Bill
Dick Nolan
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