The Tinker Of Rye chords by Paul Giovanni
Verse 1
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Em
There was a tinker, lived of late,
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Who walked the streets of Rye.
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He bore his pack upon his back,
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Patches and plugs did cry.
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Oh, I have brass within my bag,
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My hammer's full of metal,
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And as to skill, I rake and cut,
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And mend a broken kettle.
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Em
A maiden did this tinker meet,
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and to him boldly say,
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O sure my kettle hath much need,
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if you will pass my way.
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She took the tinker by the hand,
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an d led him to her door,
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Says she, my kettle I will show,
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and you can clout it sure,
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For patching and plugging is his delight,
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His work goes forward
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day and night.
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Fair maid, says he, your kettle's cracked,
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Bm
The cause is plainly told,
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There hath so many nails been thrown,
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Mine own could not take hold.
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Say she hath endured some knocks,
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and more it may I know,
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I'm sure a large, large nail will hold,
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if it were struck in so,
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For that she may fly is his delight,
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Em
his work goes forward
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day and night.
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The Tinker Of Rye
Paul Giovanni
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