Sam Hall Now my name is Sam Hall, Chimney Sweep, Chimney Sweep Oh my name is Sam Hall, Chimney Sweep Oh my name is Sam Hall, And I hate you one and all You're a bunch of mucker's(bastards) all Blast your eyes. Damn your souls You're a bunch of mucker's all, Blast your eyes. I have twenty Pounds In store Thats not all , Thats not all , I have twenty Pounds In store, Thats not all I have twenty Pounds In store, And I'll rob for tweny more Oh the rich must help the poor so must I, so must I Oh the rich must help the poor so must I Now I killed a man they said, so they said, so they said Oh I killed a man they said, so they said Oh I killed a man they said bashed in his bloody head And I left him layin dead Blast his eyes damn his Soul And I left him layin dead, Blast his eyes Ah They took me to Cooth Hill In a cart, in a cart Ah They took me to Cooth Hill In a cart Ah They took me to Cooth Hill and I stopped to make me will Oh The best of friends must part so must I, so must I Oh The best of friends must part so must I Up the ladder I did Grope that's no joke , thats no joke, Up the ladder I did Grope that's no joke Up the ladder I did Grope and the hangman pulled the rope And ne're a word I spoke, tumblin' down, tumblin' down And ne're a word I spoke, tumblin' down Repeat V1 Collected in Darwin circa 1972 from the singing of Paul and Vinnie Lawler who introduced it as a music hall song DT #420 Laws L5 TA oct99
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