[VERSE]
"Oh, [F]where are you going," says the false knight on the road
"[F]I'm going to me school," says the wee boy and still he stood
"What is on your back," says the [G]false knight on the road
"Me [F]bundles and me books," says the wee boy and still he stood
[VERSE]
"[F]I came a walking by your door," says the false knight on the road
"[F]That lay in your way," says the wee boy and still he stood
"I flung your dog a stone," says the [G]false knight on the road
"But I [F]wish it was a bone," says the wee boy and still he stood
[INSTRUMENTAL]
[F] [G] [F]
[VERSE]
"[F]Oh, what sheep and cattle's that," says the false knight on the road
"[F]They're mine and me father's," says the wee boy and still he stood
"And how many shall be mine," says the [G]false knight on the road
"The [F]ones that have the blue tail," says the wee boy and still he stood
[INSTRUMENTAL]
[F] [G] [F]
[VERSE]
"[F]Oh, how can I get a share o' them," says the false knight on the road
"[F]You cannot get a share of them," says the wee boy and still he stood
"And why the stick all in your hand," says the [G]false knight on the road
"To [F]keep me from all cold and harm," says the wee boy and still he stood
[VERSE]
"[F]As I wish you were in yonder tree," says the false knight on the road
"[F]A ladder under me," says the wee boy and still he stood
"The ladder it'll break," says the [G]false knight on the road
"And [F]you will surely fall," says the wee boy and still he stood
[INSTRUMENTAL]
[F] [G] [F]
[VERSE]
"[F]I wish you were in yonder sea," says the false knight on the road
"[F]A good boat under me," says the wee boy and still he stood
"The boat will surely sink," says the [G]false knight on the road
"And [F]you will surely drown," says the wee boy and still he stood
[INSTRUMENTAL]
[F] [G] [F]
[VERSE]
"[F]Has your mother more than you," says the false knight on the road
"[F]Oh, none of them for you," says the wee boy and still he stood
"I think I hear a bell," says the [G]false knight on the road
"It's [F]ringing you to hell," says the wee boy and still he stood
"Oh, [F]where are you going," says the false knight on the road
"[F]I'm going to me school," says the wee boy and still he stood
"What is on your back," says the [G]false knight on the road
"Me [F]bundles and me books," says the wee boy and still he stood
[VERSE]
"[F]I came a walking by your door," says the false knight on the road
"[F]That lay in your way," says the wee boy and still he stood
"I flung your dog a stone," says the [G]false knight on the road
"But I [F]wish it was a bone," says the wee boy and still he stood
[INSTRUMENTAL]
[F] [G] [F]
[VERSE]
"[F]Oh, what sheep and cattle's that," says the false knight on the road
"[F]They're mine and me father's," says the wee boy and still he stood
"And how many shall be mine," says the [G]false knight on the road
"The [F]ones that have the blue tail," says the wee boy and still he stood
[INSTRUMENTAL]
[F] [G] [F]
[VERSE]
"[F]Oh, how can I get a share o' them," says the false knight on the road
"[F]You cannot get a share of them," says the wee boy and still he stood
"And why the stick all in your hand," says the [G]false knight on the road
"To [F]keep me from all cold and harm," says the wee boy and still he stood
[VERSE]
"[F]As I wish you were in yonder tree," says the false knight on the road
"[F]A ladder under me," says the wee boy and still he stood
"The ladder it'll break," says the [G]false knight on the road
"And [F]you will surely fall," says the wee boy and still he stood
[INSTRUMENTAL]
[F] [G] [F]
[VERSE]
"[F]I wish you were in yonder sea," says the false knight on the road
"[F]A good boat under me," says the wee boy and still he stood
"The boat will surely sink," says the [G]false knight on the road
"And [F]you will surely drown," says the wee boy and still he stood
[INSTRUMENTAL]
[F] [G] [F]
[VERSE]
"[F]Has your mother more than you," says the false knight on the road
"[F]Oh, none of them for you," says the wee boy and still he stood
"I think I hear a bell," says the [G]false knight on the road
"It's [F]ringing you to hell," says the wee boy and still he stood
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