The Old Man In The Woods chords by Jean Ritchie
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Verse 1
(D major) There was an old (G major) man who lived in the (D major) woods,
as you can plainly see,
who said he could do more
work in one day
than his wife could do in three.
If this be true, the (A major) old woman (D major) said,
by this you must allow,
you must (G major) do my work for one (D major) day
while I go drive the plow.
Now you must (G major) milk the tiny (D major) cow
for fear she should go dry
And you must (G major) feed the little
(D major) pigs
that are within the stye
And you must watch the speckled hen
lest she should lay astray (A major)
(D major) And you must (G major) wind the reel of (D major) yarn
that I spun yesterday
The old woman took the
(G major) staff in her (D major) hand
and went to drive the plow
The old man (G major) took the pail in
his (D major) hand
and went to milk the cow
But Tiny hitched and Tiny flitched
and Tiny cocked her nose
(A major) And (D major) Tiny (G major) gave the old man such a (D major) kick
that the blood ran down to his toes
Now it's hey my good cow,
and ho my good cow,
and now my good cow stand still
If ever I (G major) milk this cow (D major) again
it'll be against my will
But Tiny hitched and Tiny flitched
and Tiny cocked her nose
(A major) And (D major) Tiny (G major) gave the old man such a (D major) kick
that the blood ran down to his toes
Now when he had milked the (G major) Tiny cow
for (D major) fear she should go dry
Why then he (G major) fed the little (D major) pigs
that are within the stye
And then he watched the speckled hen
lest she should lay astray
But he forgot (G major) the reel of (D major) yarn
his wife spun yesterday
He swore by (G major) all the leaves on the (D major) trees
and all the stars in the sky
That his wife could (G major) do more
work in one (D major) day
than he could do in five
He swore by all (G major) the leaves on the trees
and (D major) all the stars in (A major) heaven
That his (D major) wife could (G major) do more
work in one (D major) day
than he could do in seven .
The Old Man In The Woods
Jean Ritchie
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