Key: D major
Verse 1
D
G
D
Well, you did, so you did,
G
D
and so did he, and so did I
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G
sure, the nearer I am to cry
D
G
An d our mothers made cotton
Well, did you ever make cotton
With the greens and scallions
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G
mingled like a picture in a dream
C
D
G
Did you ever make a hole on top
to hold the melting flake
Of the creamy flavoured butter
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D
And the more I think about it,
C
D
Oh, and then a happy day,
And our mothers made cod canning
Well, did you ever take potato cake
soft and melted sweet potato cake
C
G
D
and so did he, and so did I
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D
And the more I think about it,
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D
G
were troubles we knew not
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G
D
G
And our mothers make a cannon
Well, did you ever go a -courtin',
boys,
And the moon began a -peepin'
from behind the hill of down
And you whispered lovin' praises
and so did he, and so did I
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G
And the more I think about it,
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G
And a mother's make a cannon
G
D
And the more I think about it,
sure, the nearer I'm to cry
D
G
And the mother's maid called Cannon
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsD G C
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