THE PLOUGHBOY & THE COCKNEY         Trad. arr: Hart/Prior
Tuning: Drop-D
Capo 2

Intro: D with F#, G, A, F#, G A, G F#..


     D                     C          D
It's of a London Cockney I now will relate
                            G              A
He went into the country to find himself a mate,
   D                                A      D
He went into the country to find himself a mate.

Intro

He rode and he rode until he came to some public town,
And there he alighted to drink at 'The Crown',
And there he alighted to drink at 'The Crown'.


A beautiful damsel he there did espy,
Which caused him to tarry, and there for to bide,
Which caused him to tarry, and there for to bide.


He said "My fair damsel, if you will be mine,
Then all the gold and silver I have shall be thine,
Then all the gold and silver I have shall be thine".


But a ploughboy was standing by, and hearing him say so,
He said "Me London Cockney, I know what I know"
He said "Me London Cockney, I know what I know".


We will take up our arrows and go fight in the field,
We'll fight a good battle and gain her goodwill,
We'll fight a good battle and gain her goodwill.


And when he said this he gave him such a blow:
"Oh, now me London Cockney, you know what I know,
Oh, now me London Cockney, you know what I know".


Oh, it never shall be said, all on the plough bench,
That a ploughboy was not willing to fight for his wench,
That a ploughboy was not willing to fight for his wench.


"Oh carry me to London and there let me die.
Don't let me die here in a strange counteree,
Don't let me die here in a strange counteree".