The Dreary Black Hills

American folk song
Key: E
Time: 6/8

3 3 4 4 4 4
6 6 7 7 7 7
Kind friends, you must pit-y

4 -4 4 -3 4
7 -8 7 -7 7
My hor-ri-ble tale

3 3 4 5 6 6 5
6 6 7 8 9 9 8
I’m an ob-ject of pit-y

5 5 -4 4 -4
8 8 -8 7 -8
I’m look-ing quite stale

6 -6 -6 -6 6
9 -10 -10 -10 9
I gave up my trade

5 5 -5 -5 -5 5
8 8 -9 -9 -9 8
Sell-ing Wright’s Pat-ent Pills

5 5 4 -3” 3
8 8 7 -6 6
To go hunt-ing gold,

3 3 -3” 4 -4 4
6 6 -6 7 -8 7
In the drear-y Black Hills

3 4 4 4
6 7 7 7
Don’t go a-way

4 4 -4 4 5 4
7 7 -8 7 8 7
Stay at home if you can

3 3 4 5 6 6 5
6 6 7 8 9 9 8
Stay a-way from that cit-y

4 5 -4 -4 -4
7 8 -8 -8 -8
They call it Chey-enne

6 -6 -6 -6 6 5
9 -10 -10-10 9 8
For big Wal-i-pee or

5 -5 -5 5
8 -9 -9 8
Co-man-che Bill

5 5 5 4 -3” 3
8 8 8 7 -6 6
They will lift up your hair

3 3 -3” 4 -4 4
6 6 -6 7 -8 7
On the drear-y Black Hills