By: Tony Hatch
Petula Clark
Key: G

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When you’re a-lone
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and life is mak-ing you lone-ly
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You can al-ways go down-town
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When you’ve got wor-ries,
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all the noise and the hur-ry
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Seems to help, I know down-town
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Just lis-ten to the mu-sic
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of the traf-fic in the ci-ty
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Lin-ger on the side-walk
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where the ne-on signs are pret-ty
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How can you lose?

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The lights are much bright-er there
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You can for-get all your trou-bles,
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For-get all your cares
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So go down-town,
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Things-‘ll be great when you’re
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Down-town no fin-er place, for sure
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Down-town ev-‘ry-thing’s wait-ing for you

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Don’t hang a-round and let
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your prob-lems sur-round you
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There are mov-ie shows down-town
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May-be you know some lit-tle
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Plac-es to go to
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Where they nev-er close down-town
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Just lis-ten to the rhy-thm
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of a gen-tle bos-sa no-va
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You’ll be danc-ing with him too
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Be-fore the night is o-ver
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Hap-py a-gain

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The lights are much bright-er there
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You can for-get all your trou-bles,
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For-get all your cares
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So go down-town,
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Things-‘ll be great when you’re
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Down-town no fin-er place, for sure
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Down-town ev-‘ry-thing’s wait-ing for you
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where all the lights are bright
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Down-town wait-ing for you to-night
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Down-town you’re gon-na be al-right now

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And you may find some-bod-y kind
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to help and un-der-stand you
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Some-one who is just like you
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and needs a gen-tle hand to
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Guide them a-long

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So may-be I’ll see you there
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We can for-get all our trou-bles,
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For-get all our cares
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So go down-town,
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Things-‘ll be great when you’re
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Down-town – don’t wait a min-ute more
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Down-town ev-‘ry-thing’s wait-ing for you
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Down-town, down-town, down-town, down-town

Intro:
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Verse:
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Out where the ri-ver broke

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The blood-wood and the de-sert oak

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Hol-den wrecks and boil-ing die-sels

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Steam-in’ for-ty five deg-rees

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The time has come to say fair’s fair

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To pay the rent, to pay our share

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The time has come. A fact’s a fact

3 2 2 3 -3 2 <-2 <-2 <-2 It be-longs to them. Let's give it back 6 6 6 6 How can we dance 6 6 6 6 6 -5 When our earth is turn-ing 7 7 7 7 How do we sleep 7 7 7 -8 -7 7 While our beds are burn-ing How can we dance When our earth is turning How do we sleep While our beds are burning The time has come to say fair's fair To pay the rent, now(2 blow). To pay our share Four Wheels scare the cockatoos From Kintore East to Yuendemu The western de-sert lives and breathes In forty five degrees The time has come To say fair's fair To pay the rent To pay our share The time has come A fact's a fact It belongs to them Let's give it back How can we dance When our earth is turning How do we sleep While our beds are burning How can we dance When our earth is turning How do we sleep While our beds are burning The time has come To say fair's fair To pay the rent, now To pay our share The time has come A fact's a fact It belongs to them we'r gonna give it back How can we dance When our earth is turning How do we sleep While our beds are burning

When there is a minus(-) infront of a number you inhale and when there
is nothing infront of a number you exhale.

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By: L. Wolfe Gilbert
Willie Nelson, Hank Thompson
Key: Eb
Time: 2/4

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Down yon-der, some-one beck-ons to me,
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Down yon-der, some-one reck-ons on me.
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I seem to see a race in mem-o-ry
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Be-tween the Natch-ez and the Rob-ert E. Lee.
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Swan-ee shore, I miss you more and more;
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Ev-‘ry-day, my mam-my land,
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you’re sim-ply grand
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Down yon-der, when the folks get the news,
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Don’t won-der at the hul-la-ba-loos.
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There’s Dad-dy and Mam-my,
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there’s Eph-raim and Sam-my,
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Wait-in’ down yon-der for me.

A moderate reggae type beat

Flute Intro

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Trav-el-ing in a fried out kombie
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On a hippie trail, head full of zombie
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I met a strange la-dy, she made me nervous
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She took me in and gave me breakfast
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And she said

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Do you come from a land down under ?
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Where women glow and men plunder
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Can’t you hear, can’t you hear the thunder ?
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You better run, you bet-ter take cover.

Other Verses

Buying bread from a man in brussels
He was six foot four and full of muscles
I said, do you speak-a my language ?
He just smiled and gave me a vegemite sandwich
And he said

I come from a land down under
Where beer does flow and men chunder
Can’t you hear, can’t you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover

Lying in a den in Bombay
With a slack jaw, and not much to say
A said to the man, are you, trying to tempt me
Because I come from the land of plenty

And he said
Oh ! Do you come from the land of plenty
Oh Yeah yeah)
Where women glow and men plunder
Can’t you hear, can’t you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover

2/4 TIME (MODERATE PACE)
THE DOTS = EXTEND THAT NOTE

[V1]
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As I went down to the ri-ver to pray
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Stu-dy-ing a-bout that good old way
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And who shall wear the star-ry crown
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Good Lord show me the way

[C]
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Oo sis-ters let’s go do-own,
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Let’s go down, come on do-own
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Oo sis-ters let’s go do-own,
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Down to the ri-ver to pray

[V2-V5]
O brothers let’s go down..
O fathers…
O mothers…
O sinners…

2/4 TIME (MODERATE PACE)
THE DOTS = EXTEND THAT NOTE

[V1]
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As I went down to the ri-ver to pray
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Stu-dy-ing a-bout that good old way
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And who shall wear the star-ry crown
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Good Lord show me the way

[C]
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Oo sis-ters let’s go do-own,
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Let’s go down, come on do-own
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Oo sis-ters let’s go do-own,
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Down to the ri-ver to pray

[V2-V5]
O brothers let’s go down..
O fathers…
O mothers…
O sinners…

This is tabbed for a 24 hole Echo Celeste tremolo

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There are so many
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Memories of my childhood
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But there’s one that I
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Treasure more than all
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It was the time
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At the old camp meeting
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That wonderful day
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I heard Jesus call

Chorus:
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Down the sawdust trail
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At the old camp meeting
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Where the sinner’s cry
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Rang with travail
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How the fire did fall
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When their prayer reached heaven
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At the old camp meeting
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Down the sawdust trail

Verse 2:
I saw my dear old
Brokenhearted mother
On her knees with her
Head bowed low in prayer
It was for me
That she was praying
Praying that I
Would find Jesus there

(Chorus)

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There are so many
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Memories of my childhood
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But there’s one that I
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Treasure more than all
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It was the time
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At the old camp meeting
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That wonderful day
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I heard Jesus call

Chorus:
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Down the sawdust trail
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At the old camp meeting
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Where the sinner’s cry
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Rang with travail
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How the fire did fall
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When their prayer reached heaven
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At the old camp meeting
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Down the sawdust trail

Verse 2:
I saw my dear old
Brokenhearted mother
On her knees with her
Head bowed low in prayer
It was for me
That she was praying
Praying that I
Would find Jesus there

(Chorus)

By: Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs
Key: Bb

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Down the road a mile or two
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Lives a lit-tle girl named Pear-ly Blue
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A-bout so high her hair is brown
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The pret-ti-est thing,
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Boys, in this town

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An-y-time you want to know
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Where I’m go-ing, down the road
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Just get my girl on the line
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You’ll find me there most an-y time

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Ev-‘ry-day and Sun-day too
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I go see that Pear-ly Blue
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Be-fore you hear that roos-ter crow
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You’ll see me head-in’ down the road

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Old man Flatt he owned a farm
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From the hog lot to the barn
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And from the barn to the rail
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He made his liv-in’
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by car-ry-in’ the mail

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Ev-‘ry time I get the blues
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I walk the soles right off my shoes
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I don’t know why I love her so
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That gal of mine lives down the road
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Party song from Ohio
Key: A
Time: 6/8

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The riv-er is up and the chan-nel is deep

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The wind is stead-y and strong

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O, won’t we have a jol-ly good time

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As we go sail-ing a-long

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Down the riv-er O, down the riv-er

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O, down the riv-er we go

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Down the riv-er O, down the riv-er

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O, down the O-hi-o

Party song from Ohio
Key: A
Time: 6/8

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The riv-er is up and the chan-nel is deep
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The wind is stead-y and strong
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O, won’t we have a jol-ly good time
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As we go sail-ing a-long
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Down the riv-er O, down the riv-er
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O, down the riv-er we go
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Down the riv-er O, down the riv-er
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O, down the O-hi-o

W: C.W. O’Conner
M: Stanleigh P, Friedman
Yale fight song
Key: Bb
Time: 2/4

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March, march on down the field,
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Fight-ing for E-li.
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Break thru the crim-son line,
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Their strength to de-fy.
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We’ll give a long cheer for E-li’s men.
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We’re here to win a-gain.
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Har-vard’s team can fight to the end,
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But Yale will win!

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Ear-ly on the eve-ning,

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just about sup-per-time

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O-ver by the court-house

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they’re start-in’ to un-wind

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Four kids on the corn-er,

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tryin’ to bring you up

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Wil-lie picks a tune out

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and he blows it on the harp

(Chorus:)
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Down on the corner, out here in the street

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Wil-lie and the Poor-boys are play-in’

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Bring a nick-el, tap your feet

Rooster hits the wash board,
and people just got to smile
Blinky thumps the gut-bass
and solos for a while
Poorboy twangs the rhythm out,
on his kalamazoo
Willie goes into a dance
and doubles on kazoo

You don’t need a penny,
just to hang around
But if you got a nickel
won’t you lay your money down
Over on the corner,
there’s a happy noise
People come from all around
to watch the magic boy

Intro:
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| 7 -6 6 7 7 -6 | 6 6 -7 -8 -8 | 6 5 -4 6 6 5 | -4 -4 -5 6 6

Verse 1
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Early in the ev’nin’ just about supper time
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Over by the courthouse they’re starting to unwind
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Four kids on the
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corner trying to bring you
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up
CHORUS
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out in the street,
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Willy and the |
8 8 8 -8 -8 -8 -8 -9-9 -9 -8 Poorboys are playin’;
bring a nickel tap your
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feet

Verse 2
Rooster hits the washboard,people just gotta smile.
Blinky thumps the gut bass and solos for a while.
Poorboy twangs the rhythm on his kalamazoo.
Willy goes into a dance and doubles on kazoo.

Chorus

Verse 3
You don’t need a penny, just to hang around, but
If you got a nickel, won’t you lay your money down?
Over on the corner, there’s a happy noise
People come from all around to o watch the magic boys.

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Ear-ly on the eve-ning,

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just about sup-per-time

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O-ver by the court-house they’re start-in’

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to un-wind

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Four kids on the corn-er,

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tryin’ to bring you up

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Wil-lie picks a tune out

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and he blows it on the harp

CHORUS:

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Down on the corner, out here in the street

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Wil-lie and the Poor-boys are play-in’

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Bring a nick-el, tap your feet

verse 2.
Rooster hits the wash board,
and people just got to smile
Blinky thumps the gut-bass
and solos for a while
Poorboy twangs the rhythm out,
on his kalamazoo
Willie goes into a dance
and doubles on kazoo

CHORUS:
verse 3.
You don’t need a penny,
just to hang around
But if you got a nickel
won’t you lay your money down
Over on the corner,
there’s a happy noise
People come from all around
to watch the magic boy

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Early in the evenin’
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just about supper time
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Over by the courthouse
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they’re starting to unwind
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Four kids on the corner
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trying to bring you up
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Willy picks a tune out
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and he blows it on the harp

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Down on the corner,
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out in the street
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Willy and the Poorboys are playin’
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Bring a nickel; tap your feet

1 1 1 2 3 3
Rooster hits the washboard
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and people just got to smile
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Blinky, thumps the gut bass
2 3 3 3 3 2
and solos for a while
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Poorboy twangs the rhythm out
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on his kalamazoo
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Willy goes into a dance
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and doubles on kazoo

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Down on the corner,
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out in the street
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Willy and the Poorboys are playin’
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Bring a nickel; tap your feet

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Down on the corner,
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out in the street
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Willy and the Poorboys are playin’
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Bring a nickel; tap your feet

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You don’t need a penny
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just to hang around
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If you’ve got a nickel,
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won’t you lay your money down?
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Over- on the corner
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there’s a happy noise
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People come from all around
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to watch the magic boy

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Down on the corner,
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out in the street
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Willy and the Poorboys are playin’
3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Bring a nickel; tap your feet

-2 -2 -2 3 3
Down on the corner,
3 3 3 3
out in the street
3 3 3 3 -3 -3 -3 3 3
Willy and the Poorboys are playin’
3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Bring a nickel; tap your feet

-2 -2 -2 3 3
Down on the corner,
3 3 3 3
out in the street
3 3 3 3 -3 -3 -3 3 3
Willy and the Poorboys are playin’
3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Bring a nickel; tap your feet

By: Janis Joplin
Key: D

-1 -2* -3 -3 -4 -4 -3 -2* -2*
Well down on me, Lord down on me, yeah
-3 -3 -3 -3 -5 -3 -4 -3 -5 -5
I’m say-in’ it Looks sick in my bod-y
-3 -3 -5 -5 -4-3
And this whole round world,
4 -3 -3 -6* 6
Yeah babe, yeah, oh yeah
-4 -5 -5 -4-3 -3
They’re down on me, yeah.

-2* -2* -3 -4 -3 -3 -3 -3 -4-3-4
One of these morn-ings be fine and fair
-4 -4 -3 -4 -3
Hitch on my wings babe,
-3 -3 -4 -4 -3 -2*
gon-na try out the air
-1 2 -1 -2* -1 -1 -1 -1 -1
and then it looks sick in my bod-y
-4 -4 -4 4-4 -3-4-332 4
this whole round world yeah
-5 -5-4-3 -4
down on me yeah
-3 -3 -4 -4 -3
hey they’re down on me
-5 -3 -5 -3 3 -2*
Lord, down on me
-5 -4-3 -3 -5 -3 -4 -3 -5 -4
Al-right it looks sick in my bod-y
-3* -4 4 4* -5 3 -3
I said, and this whole round world
6 -5 -5 -4-3
Ah, down on me
-4 5 6 -5
Oh yeah yeah
-5* -5 -5 5 5
Down on me yeah

4 4 4 5 6 6
Early in the evenin’
6 6 6 6 5 4
just about supper time,
4 4 4 5 6 6
Over by the courthouse
5 6 6 6 6 5
they’re starting to unwind.
-5 -5 -5 -5 -6 -6
Four kids on the corner
6 6 6 6 -6 5
trying to bring you up.
4 4 4 5 6 6
Willy picks a tune out
6 6 6 6 6 4 4
and he blows it on the harp.

-6 -6 -6 6 6
Down On The Corner,
6 6 6 6
out in the street,
6 6 6 6 -6 -6 -6 6 6
Willy and the Poorboys are playin’;
6 6 6 6
Bring a nickel;
6 6 6
tap your feet.

4 4 4 5 6 6
Rooster hits the washboard
6 6 4 4 4 5 6 6
and people just got to smile,
4 4 4 5 6 6
Blinky, thumps the gut bass
5 6 6 6 6 5
and solos for a while.
-5 -5 -5 -5 -6 -6 -6
Poorboy twangs the rhythm out
6 6 6 6 -6 5
on his kalamazoo.
4 4 4 5 6 6 6
Willy goes into a dance
6 6 6 6 4 4
and doubles on kazoo.

-6 -6 -6 6 6
Down On The Corner,
6 6 6 6
out in the street,
6 6 6 6 -6 -6 -6 6 6
Willy and the Poorboys are playin’;
6 6 6 6
Bring a nickel;
6 6 6
tap your feet.

-6 -6 -6 6 6
Down On The Corner,
6 6 6 6
out in the street,
6 6 6 6 -6 -6 -6 6 6
Willy and the Poorboys are playin’;
6 6 6 6
Bring a nickel;
6 6 6
tap your feet.

4 4 4 5 6 6
You don’t need a penny
4 4 4 5 6
just to hang around,
3 4 4 4 5 6 6
But if you’ve got a nickel,
5 5 6 6 6 6 5
won’t you lay your money down?
-5 -5 -5 -5 -6 -6
Over- on the corner
6 6 6 -6 5
there’s a happy noise.
4 4 4 5 6 6 6
People come from all around
6 6 6 6 4 4
to watch the magic boy.

-6 -6 -6 6 6
Down On The Corner,
6 6 6 6
out in the street,
6 6 6 6 -6 -6 -6 6 6
Willy and the Poorboys are playin’;
6 6 6 6
Bring a nickel;
6 6 6
tap your feet.

-6 -6 -6 6 6
Down On The Corner,
6 6 6 6
out in the street,
6 6 6 6 -6 -6 -6 6 6
Willy and the Poorboys are playin’;
6 6 6 6
Bring a nickel;
6 6 6
tap your feet.

-6 -6 -6 6 6
Down On The Corner,
6 6 6 6
out in the street,
6 6 6 6 -6 -6 -6 6 6
Willy and the Poorboys are playin’;
6 6 6 6
Bring a nickel;
6 6 6
tap your feet.

American folk song
Key: D
Time: 3/4

3 4 4 5 -4 4 6 -6
6 7 7 8 -8 7 9 -10
Down in the wil-low gar-den

5 -4 4 4 4 5 5 5 -3”
8 -8 7 7 7 8 8 8 -6
Where me and my true love did meet

3 4 4 5 -44 6 -6
6 7 7 8 -87 9 -10
‘twas there we sat a-court-ing

-6 4 4 -3”4 -4 4
-10 7 7 -6 7 -8 7
My love dropped off to sleep

6 -6 7 -6 6 5 6 6 6 -6
9 -10 10-10 9 8 9 9 9 -10
I had a bot-tle of bur-gun-dy wine

5 -4 4 4 5 -4 5 -3”
8 -8 7 7 8 -8 8 -6
Which my true love did not know

3 4 4 5 -4
6 7 7 8 -8
And there I poi-soned

4 6 6 6 -6
7 9 9 9 -10
that dear lit-tle girl

5 -4 4 4 4 -3”4 -4 4
8 -8 7 7 7 -6 7 -8 7
down un-der the banks be-low

American folk song
Key: D
Time: 3/4

-3 -5 -5 -6* 6 -5 -7 -8
Down in the wil-low gar-den
-6* 6 -5 -5 -5 -6* -6* -6* -4
Where me and my true love did meet
-3 -5 -5 -6*6-5 -7 -8
‘twas there we sat a-court-ing
-8 -5 -5 -4-5 6 -5
My love dropped off to sleep
-7 -8 -9 -8 -7 -6* -7 -7 -7 -8
I had a bot-tle of bur-gun-dy wine
-6* 6 -5 -5 -6* 6 -6* -4
Which my true love did not know
-3 -5 -5 -6* 6
And there I poi-soned
-5 -7 -7 -7 -8
that dear lit-tle girl
-6*6 -5 -5 -5 -4 -5 6 -5
down un-der the banks be-low

American folk song
Key: D
Time: 3/4
Harp: G

-1 3 3 -3 -3”3 -4 5
-4 6 6 -7 -6 6 -8 8
Down in the wil-low gar-den

-3 -3”3 3 3 -3 -3 -3 2
-7 -6 6 6 6 -7 -7 -7 5
Where me and my true love did meet

-1 3 3 -3-3”3 -4 5
-4 6 6 -7-66 -8 8
‘twas there we sat a-court-ing

5 3 3 2 3 -3” 3
8 6 6 5 6 -6 6
My love dropped off to sleep

-4 5 6 5 -4 -3 -4 -4 -4 5
-8 8 9 8 -8 -7 -8 -8 -8 8
I had a bot-tle of bur-gun-dy wine

-3 -3”3 3 -3 -3” -3 2
-7 -6 6 6 -7 -6 -7 5
Which my true love did not know

-1 3 3 -3 -3”
-4 6 6 -7 -6
And there I poi-soned

3 -4 -4 -4 5
6 -8 -8 -8 8
that dear lit-tle girl

-3-3”3 3 3 2 3 -3” 3
-7-6 6 6 6 5 6 -6 6
down un-der the banks be-low

+3 +4 -4 +5 +4

+5 -4 +4 -4

+3 -3 -4 +6 +6

-5 +5 -4 +4

Verse 1:

3 4 -5 6 5
Down in the val-ley,

6 6 -5 5 -5
The val-ley so low,

3 -4 -5 -6 -5
Hang your head o-ver,

-4 5 -5 5
Hear the wind blow.

Chorus:
When you repeat the last line of the verse twice, you can use either
word, “love” or “dear.”

3 4 -5 6 5
Hear the wind blow, love,

6 -5 5 -5
Hear the wind blow.

3 -4 -5 -6 -5
Hang your head o-ver,

-4 5 -5 5
Hear the wind blow.

Verse 2:

Roses of sunshine,
Violets of blue.
Angels in heaven
Know I love you.

Chorus:

Know I love you, ldear,
Know I love you.
Angels in heaven
Know I love you.

Verse 3:

Write me a letter
Send it by mail.
Send it in care of
Birmingham jail.

Chorus:

Birmingham jail, love,
Birmingham jail.
Send it in care of
Birmingham jail.

Verse 4:

This gloomy prison,
Is far from you, dear,
But not forever
I’m out in a year.

Chorus:

Out in a year, love,
Out in a year.
But not forever
I’m out in a year.

Verse 5:

I make this promise
To go straight and true,
And for a lifetime
To love only you.

Chorus:

Love only you,dear,
Love only you.
And for a lifetime
To love only you.

3 4 -4 5 4 5 -4 4 -4 3 -3
Down in the val-ley, val-ley so low, hang your
-4 -5 -4 -3 4 -4 4
head o-ver, hear the wind blow.
3 4 -4 5 4 5 – 4 4 -4
Hear the wind blow, boys, hear the wind blow,
3 -3 -4 -5 -4 -3 4 -4 4
Hang your head o-ver, hear the wind blow.

4 4 -4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
As I went down to the ri-ver to pray

6 6 6 -6 6 -5 -6 6 -5
Stu-dy-in’ a-bout that good ol’ way

-4 4 4 4 -4 -5 5 -5
And who shall wear… the star-ry crown

-6 6 -5 -5 -4 4
Good Lord- show me the way

6 6 -5 -6 -6 6 -5
O sis-ters let’s go down

-6 6 -5 -5 -5 -4 4
Lets go down, Come on- down

6 6 -5 -6 -6 6 -5
O sis-ters lets go down

-6 6 -5 -5 -5 -4 4
Down in the ri-ver to pray

As I went down in the river to pray
Studyin about that good ol way
And who shall wear the robe & crown
Good Lord show me the way

O brothers lets go down
Let’s go down, Come on down
O brothers lets go down
Down in the river to pray

As I went down in the river to pray
Studyin about that good ol way
And who shall wear the star and crown
Good lord show me the way

O fathers lets go down
Let’s go down, Come on down
O fathers lets go down
Down in the river to pray

As I went down in the river to pray
Studying about that good ol way
And who shall wear the robe and crown
Good Lord show me the way

O mothers lets go down
Come on down, don’t you wanna go down?
O Mothers lets go down
Down in the river to pray

As I went down in the river to pray
Studin about that good ol’ way
And who shall wear the star and crown
Good Lord show me the way

O sinners lets go down
Lets go down, come on down
O sinners lets go down
Down in the river to pray

As I went down in the river to pray
Studyin about that good ol way
And who shall wear the Robe and crown
Good Lord show me the way

Folksong from Kentucky
Key: Bm
Harp: G

2 3 -3” 3 2
5 6 -6 6 5
Down in that val-ley,

3 -3” 4 -4 5
6 -6 7 -8 8
That val-ley so low

5 5 -4 4 5 5
8 8 -8 7 8 8
Hold your dear head o-ver,

-4 4 -3 -3” 3-2” 2
-8 7 -7 -6 6-5 5
Hear the win-ter wind blow

chorus:
-8 8 8 8 8 8 -9 -9 -9 -9
Down in the boondocks,down in the boondocks

9 9 9 9 9 9
People put me down ‘cause

-9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 8 8
that’s the side of town I was born in

-8 8 8 -8 8 8
I love her she loves me

8 8 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 8-9-9
but I don’t fit in her society

9 9 9 9 9 9 -9
Lord have mercy on the boy

-9 8 8 8 -8 7
from down in the boondocks

verse 1.
8 8 8 8 -8 7 7
Ev’ry night I watch the lights

6 6 -6 7 7 -8 8
from the house up on the hill

9 -10 9 9 9 8 8 8 -8 7
I love a little girl who lives up there

7 -8 8 8 -8 7 -6
and I guess I always will

9 -10 9 8 8 8 -8 7
But I don’t dare knock on her door

9 9 -10-10 9 8 -8 7
‘Cause her daddy is my boss man

9 -10 9 8 8 8 -8 7
So I’ll just have to be content

7 -8 8 8 8 -8 7 -6
Just to see her when ever I can

chorus:

verse 2.
8 8 8 8 -8 7 7 6 -6
One fine day I’ll find the way to move

7 7 -8 8
from this old shack

9 -10 9 8 8 8 -8 7
I’ll hold my head up like a king

7 -8 8 8 8 8 -8 7 -6
and I never never will look back

9 -10 9 8 8 8 8 -8 7
Until that morning I’ll work and slave

9 -10 9 8 -8 7
And I’ll save ev’ry dime

9 9 -10 9 8 8 8 -8 7
But tonight she’ll have to steal away

9 -10 9 8 8 -8
To see me one more time

chorus:

Folksong from Kentucky
Key: Bm

-4 -5 6 -5 -4
Down in that val-ley,
-5 6 7 -7 -8
That val-ley so low
-8 -8 -7 7 -8 -8
Hold your dear head o-ver,
-7 7 -6* 6 -5 5 -4
Hear the win-ter wind blow