Key: Ab major
Verse 1
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Bb
Three young men were jawing hard
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Poor old horse, poor old horse,
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B5
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Hear what they did to the poor old horse.
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His palms around the hilt of the axe
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Delivered such a horrible blow,
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he glanced it just above the eye.
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Poor old horse, poor old horse,
hear what they did to the poor old horse.
And now to put it out of pain
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Bb
Our Billy took another aim
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C
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The horse fair shook the man he cursed
For the second blow was
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much like the first
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Poor old horse, poor old horse,
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Bm
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the poor old horse.
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The air grew cloudy with breath
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C
so hot of man and beast a mingling
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Poor old horse, poor old horse
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Hear what they did to the poor old horse
I'll try no more conceded bail
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Bb
So up Stepnett to test his skill
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He whacked the poor thing on the nose
He sprained his wrist an
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Poor old horse, poor old horse
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A
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Hear what they did to the poor old horse
with his knife
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Bb
Determined for to take its life
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He took his aim an d thrust it home
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Bb
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Poor old horse, poor old horse,
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hear what they did to the poor old horse.
They broke its leg with a rusty spade,
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Bb
then all upon it heavily laid,
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To quell the struggle each did their part
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Poor old horse, poor old horse
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Hear what they did to the poor old horse
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Bb
For a cup full of ale or a nice hot bath
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Bb
a wife newly wed
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Or a look at the baby sleeping in bed
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Poor old horse, poor old horse,
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Bb
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Poor old horse, poor old horse,
Hear what they did to the poor old horse.
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