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The Old Man by Kate Rusby
The Old Man
Capo: 3rd fret
C F
There was an old man who lived in a wood
C G
As you can plainly see
C F
He said he could do as much work in a day
C G C
As his wife could do in three
C
With all my heart the woman she said
C G
If that?s what you will allow
C F
Tomorrow you?ll stay at home in my stead
C G C
And I'll go drive the plow
C F
But you must milk our Tidy the cow
C G
For fear she will go dry
C F
You must feed the littlest pigs
C G C
That are within the sty
C
And you must mind the speckled hen
C G
For fear she?ll lay away
C F
And then you must reel the spool of yarn
C G C
That I spun yesterday
C F
The woman she took up her staff in her hand
Am G
And she went to drive the plow
C F
The old man took up a pail in his hand
C G C
And he went to milk the cow
Em F
But Tidy hinched and Tidy flinched
C G
And Tidy broke his nose
C F
And Tidy she gave to him such a big blow
C G Am
That the blood ran to his toes.
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version 2
Tuning: E A D G B E
Intro:
F G Am G/B
F G Am
F G Am G/B
F C G
C F G
There was an old man who lived in a wood
Am G
As you can plainly see
C F G
He said he could do as much work in a day
Am G C
As his wife could do in three
Em F
With all my heart the woman she said
Am G
If that’s what you will allow
C F G
Tomorrow you’ll stay at home in my stead
Am G C F G
And I'll go drive the plow
C F G
But you must milk our Tidy the cow
Am G
For fear she will go dry
C F G
And You must feed the littlest pigs
Am G C
That are within the sty
Em F
And you must mind the speckled hen
Am G
For fear she’ll lay away
C F G
And then you must reel the spool of yarn
Am G C F G
That I spun yesterday
C F G
The woman she took up her staff in her hand
Am G
And she went to drive the plow
C F G
The old man took up a pail in his hand
Am G C
And he went to milk the cow
Em F
But Tidy hinched and Tidy flinched
Am G
And Tidy broke his nose
C F G
And Tidy she gave to him such a big blow
Am G Am F G
The blood ran to his toes
Instrumental Break:
C F G Am G x4
C F G
Hi Tidy home Tidy
Am G
Tidy thou stand still
C F G
If ever I’m ill be tidy again,
Am G C
Be sore against my will
Em F
He went to feed the little pigs
Am G
That were within the sty
C F G
He hit his big head upon a thick beam
Am G Am F G
And he made his red blood fly
C F G
He went to find the speckledy hen
Am G
For fear she’d lay astray
C F G
Forgot to reel the spool of yarn
Am G C
His wife spun yesterday
Em F
He swore by the sun, the moon, the stars,
Am G
The green leaves on the tree
C F G
If his wife didn’t do a days work in her life
Am G C
She'll no be ruled by he
C F G
There was an old man who lived in a wood
Am G
As you can plainly see
C F G
He said he could do as much work in a day
Am G C
As his wife could do in three
Em F
With all my heart the woman she said
Am G
If that’s what you will allow
C F G
Tomorrow you’ll stay at home in my stead
Am G C F G
And I'll go drive the plow
C F G Am G x4
F G Am G/B
F C G
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