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.