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O Daddy Be Gay by Judy Collins
O Daddy Be Gay
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:1st fret
[Intro]
Am
[Verse 1]
G Am
There was an old man who lived under the hill
G D Am
O daddy be gay
D
There was an old man who lived under the hill
Am G
If he ain’t goin’ away he’d be livin’ there still
Am D Am
Daddy be gay if you can be
[Verse 2]
G Am
One day the Devil came down to his plough
G D Am
O daddy be gay
D
One day the Devil came down to his plough
Am G
Said, "One of your family I’ll have to have now"
Am D Am
Daddy be gay if you can be
[Verse 3]
G Am
"Oh, tis not just your son or daughter I crave"
G D Am
O daddy be gay
D
"Tis not your son or your daughter I crave
Am G
But your old baggin’ wife I’ll carry away"
Am D Am
Daddy be gay if you can be
[Verse 4]
G Am
"Ah, take her away with all of my heart"
G D Am
O daddy be gay
D
"Take her away with all of my heart
Am G
And I’ll bet the two of you never will part"
Am D Am
Daddy be gay if you can be
[Verse 5]
G Am
The Devil he hoisted her up on his back
G D Am
O daddy be gay
D
The Devil he hoisted her up on his back
Am G
And off to Hell with her in a pack
Am D Am
Daddy be gay if you can be
[Verse 6]
G Am
He set her down at the fork in the road
G D Am
O daddy be gay
D
He set her down at the fork in the road
Am G
He said, "Old woman, you’re a hell of a load"
Am D Am
Daddy be gay if you can be
[Verse 7]
G Am
Then he carried her down to the gates of Hell
G D Am
O daddy be gay
D
He carried her down to the gates of Hell
Am G
Said, "Rake up the coals and we’ll roast her well"
Am D Am
Daddy be gay if you can be
[Verse 8]
G Am
One poor little devil looked over the wall
G D Am
O daddy be gay
D
One poor little devil peeked over the wall
Am G
He said, "Take her home daddy, she’ll murder us all"
Am D Am
Daddy be gay if you can be
[Verse 9]
G Am
Oh, the Devil he hoisted her up on his back
G D Am
O daddy be gay
D
The Devil he hoisted her up on his back
Am G
And home again with her in a pack
Am D Am
Daddy be gay if you can be
[Verse 10]
G Am
The old woman went a whistlin’ over the hill
G D Am
O daddy be gay
D
The old woman went a whistlin’ over the hill
Am G
"The Devil won’t have me, I wonder who will"
Am D Am
Daddy be gay if you can be
[Verse 11]
G Am
There is an advantage we have over men
G D Am
O daddy be gay
D
There is an advantage we have over men
Am G
We can go down to Hell and come back again
Am D Am
Daddy be gay if you can be
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