Fairport Convention - Poor Will And The Jolly Hangman

poor will and the jolly hangman

E Bm D A E
wont you rise for the hangman , his pleasure is that you should rise
Bm D E Bm A D E
hes the judge and the jury at the jesters assize
Bm D A E
poor will on the gallows tree never a cruel word did say
Bm D E Bm A D E
oh that a young man should be treated this way

chorus :
F#m F# Bm F#m A E
run to me mother of anyones child and tell me the revelry planned
F#m F# Bm F#m A E
judges and barristers , clerks at the law , his show is the best in the land
F#m A E F#m A E
heres a toast to the jolly hangman , hell hang you the best that he can
F#m A
heres a toast to the jolly

instrumental : Em D C Bm A G F#m G#m A F#m G#m A Bm

no purse for a champion , no true love come over the stile
the debt of a poor man , hell pay in awhile
poor ladies , poor gentleman , born of a sorry degree
will you laugh for the hangman when he comes for his fee?

chorus

by : jose duarte
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