Hard Man Fe Dead

Ab
Ab
You pick him up, you lick him down
Him bounce right back
What a hard man fe dead! (Hard man fe dead!)
You pick him up, you lick him down
Him bounce right back
         Eb
What a hard man fe dead! (Hard man fe dead!)
     Ab
Them seh, the cat's got a nine life
         Db
But this man got ninety-nine life, cause...
      Ab
Them pick him up, you lick him down
   Eb
Him bounce right back
       Ab
What a hard man fe dead! (Hard man fe dead!)
     Db
Them boil one pot of chocolate tea
Ab
And all the fried fish they caught in the sea
 Db
They also got six quart o' rum
Eb
Saying that they waiting for the nine night to come
Ab
The last time I heard them say
That this man was dead (this man was dead)
They find him black eyes
                      Eb
And them lay it all upon his head (the man was dead)
       Ab
Now the procession leads to the cemetery
    Db
The man holla out, Don't you bury me
  Ab
You pick him up, you lick him down
  Eb
Him bounce right back
        Ab
What a hard man fe dead!
(Hard man fe dead, ... hard man fe dead)

Ab Eb Ab Db Ab Eb Ab
      Db
Them boil one cup of chocolate tea
Ab
And all the fried fish they caught in the sea
Db
They aso got six quart o' rum
Eb
Saying that they waiting for the nine night to come
Ab
The last time I heard them say
That this man was dead (this man was dead)
They find him black eyes
                      Eb
And them lay it all upon his head ('pon his head)
           Ab
You should see them goin' to the cemetery
    Db
The old man holla out, Don't you bury me?
Ab
Them drop the box and run
       Eb
What a whole lot o' fun!
       Ab
What a hard man fe dead! (hard man fe dead)
You pick him up, you lick him down
     Eb
Him bounce right back
         Ab
What a hard man fe dead! (Hard man fe dead!)
You pick him up, you lick him down
     Eb
Him bounce right back
        Ab
I am a hard man fe dead! (Hard man fe dead! ... Hard man fe dead!)

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