Oh Coal Black Smith

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Oh she looked out of the window
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As white as any milk
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But he looked in the window
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As black as any silk
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"Hello hello hello hello
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Hello you coal black smith
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Oh what is your silly song?
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You shall never change my maiden name
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That I have kept so long
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Chorus:
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I'd rather die a maid, yes"
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But then she said
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"And be buried in my grave, yes"
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And then she said
Am
"Than I'd have such a nasty, husky, dusky, musty, fusty coal black smith,
Em C x2
Verse:
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A maiden will I die"
Em C
Em              C
A maiden will I die"
Em C
Em                 C
Then she became a duck
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A duck all on the stream
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And he became a water dog
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Em                    C
And fetched her back again
Em C x2
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Then she became a hare
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A hare all on the plain
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And he became a greyhound dog
Em C
Am
And fetched her back again
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Then she became a fly
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A fly all in the air
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And he became a spider
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                        Em    C
And fetched her to his lair
Em C
Chorus:
Em                  C
I'd rather die a maid
Em             C
But then she said
Em                   C
"And be buried in my grave
Em             C
And then she said
Am
"That I'd have such a nasty, husky, dusky, musty, fusty coal black smith,
Em C x2
:|When you reach this point, repeat everything above
Verse:
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A maiden will I die"   x7
Em  C
Em                        C
Oh she looked out of the window
Em               C
As white as any milk
Em                   C
But he looked in the window
Em              C
As black as any silk
Em               C
"Hello hello hello hello
Em                 Am
Hello you coal black smith
Am
Oh what is your silly song?
Am
You shall never change my maiden name
Am                   Em
That I have kept so long
Em C x2
Chorus:
Em                  C
I'd rather die a maid
Em             C
But then she said
Em                   C
"And be buried in my grave
Em             C
And then she said
Am
"That I'd have such a nasty, husky, dusky, musty, fusty coal black smith,
Em              C
A maiden will I die"
Verse:
Em                 C
Then she became a duck
Em                  C
A duck all on the stream
Em                   C
And he became a water dog
Em                    C
And fetched her back again
Em                 C
Then she became a hare
Em                 C
A hare all on the plain
Em                 C
And he became a greyhound dog
Am
And fetched her back once more
Em                 C
Then she became a fly
Em                C
A fly all in the air
Em                C
And he became a spider
Em C
                        Am
And fetched her to his lair
Am
And fetched her to his lair

Ending (also spoken):
And she became a corpse,
A corpse all In the ground
And he became the cold grey clay
And smothered her all around

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