The Jolly Tinker --- Anon.

 

There [G]was a jolly Tinker and he [C]hailed from [G]France

There [C]was a jolly Tinker and he hailed from [G]France

With his [C]long-john [G]tiddley-whacker, [D]fiddley-whacker [G]pants

[C]Long-John [G]tiddley-whacker [D]overgrown [G]kidney-cracker

[C]Lookin’ for a [G]sidney-stack a-[C]round the [D]belly [G]whang.

 

Well the [G]farmer's daughter she was [C]comin’ from the [G]ball

The [C]farmer's daughter was a-comin’ from the [G]ball

She [C]met the Jolly [G]Tinker, he was [D]standin’ by a [G]wall

With his [C]Long-John [G]tiddley-whacker [D]overgrown [G]kidney-cracker

[C]Lookin’ for a [G]sidney-stack a-[C]round the [D]belly [G]whang.

 

She [G]took one look and she [C]told him with a [G]sigh

She [C]took one look and she told him with a [G]sigh

You’re my [C]darlin’, you’re my [G]dearest, you’re the [D]apple of my [G]eye

With your [C]Long-John [G]tiddley-whacker [D]overgrown [G]kidney-cracker

[C]Lookin’ for a [G]sidney-stack a-[C]round the [D]belly [G]whang.

 

Pretty [G]maiden, pretty maiden, pretty [C]maiden I love [G]you

Pretty [C]maiden, pretty maiden, pretty maiden I love [G]you

You can [C]see my Jolly [G]Tinker, and you’ll [D]make a dollar [G]too.

With my [C]Long-John [G]tiddley-whacker [D]overgrown [G]kidney-cracker

[C]Lookin’ for a [G]sidney-stack a-[C]round the [D]belly [G]whang.

 

Well he [G]took her by the hand for to [C]bring her to the [G]hay

He [C]took her by the hand for to bring her to the [G]hay

She [C]got so [G]eager that she [D]dragged him all the [G]way

With his [C]Long-John [G]tiddley-whacker [D]overgrown [G]kidney-cracker

[C]Lookin’ for a [G]sidney-stack a-[C]round the [D]belly [G]whang.

 

First he [G]had her in the barn and he [C]had her in the [G]hall

He [C]had her in the barn and he had her in the [G]hall

The [C]servants started [G]screamin’: “He’s [D]gonna have us [G]all.”

With his [C]Long-John [G]tiddley-whacker [D]overgrown [G]kidney-cracker

[C]Lookin’ for a [G]sidney-stack a-[C]round the [D]belly [G]whang.

 

Well [G]when the fun was over he [C]shouldered up his [G]load

[C]When the fun was over he shouldered up his [G]load

He [C]brushed off his [G]clothes and went [D]whistlin’ down the [G]road

With his [C]Long-John [G]tiddley-whacker [D]overgrown [G]kidney-cracker

[C]Lookin’ for a [G]sidney-stack a-[C]round the [D]belly [G]whang.

 

Oh [G]Mother, cried the maiden, I am [C]troubled, I’m a-[G]lone.

Oh [C]Mother, cried the maiden I am troubled, I’m a-[G]lone.

For the [C]tinker took his [G]pleasure and he [D]left me here to [G]moan”

With his [C]Long-John [G]tiddley-whacker [D]overgrown [G]kidney-cracker

[C]Lookin’ for a [G]sidney-stack a-[C]round the [D]belly [G]whang.

 

 

[G]Daughter, you’re a ninny for you [C]left it all to [G]chance

[C]Daughter, you’re a ninny for you left it all to [G]chance

Never [C]give it to a [G]tinker ‘til he [D]pays you in ad-[G]vance

With his [C]Long-John [G]tiddley-whacker [D]overgrown [G]kidney-cracker

[C]Lookin’ for a [G]sidney-stack a-[C]round the [D]belly [G]whang.

 

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