Let Ramensky Go chords

[INTRO]

[Am]There was a lad in Glesga town, Ramensky [G]was his [Am]name
Wee [F]Johnny didnae [C]know it then but [Am]he was [G]set for [Am]fame
[Am]He did a wee bit job or two, he blew them [G]open [Am]wide
But they [F]caught him and they [C]tried him and they [Am]bunged him [G]right in[Am]side

[Am]Alley-ee alley-ay alley-[C]oo alley-[Em]oh
[F]Open up your [C]prison gates
And [Am]let Ra[G]mensky [Am]go

[Am]And when they let him out he said he'd do his [G]best but [Am]then
He [F]yielded tae temp[C]tation and they [Am]bunged him [G]in a[Am]gain
[Am]Now Johnny made the headlines, entertained the [G]boys be[Am]low
When he [F]climbed up tae the [C]prison roof and [Am]gave a [G]one-man [Am]show

[Am]Alley-ee alley-ay alley-[C]oo alley-[Em]oh
[F]Open up your [C]prison gates
And [Am]let Ra[G]mensky [Am]go

[Am]But when the war was raging the brass-hats [G]had a [Am]plan
Tae [F]find some infor[C]mation, but they [Am]couldnae [G]find a [Am]man
So they nobbled John in prison, asked if he would [G]take a [Am]chance
They [F]dropped him in a [C]parachute be[Am]yond the [G]coast of [Am]France

[Am]Alley-ee alley-ay alley-[C]oo alley-[Em]oh
[F]Open up your [C]prison gates
And [Am]let Ra[G]mensky [Am]go

[Am]Then Johnny was a hero, they shook him [G]by the [Am]hand
For [F]stealing secret [C]documents frae the [Am]German [G]High [Am]Command
So Johnny was rewarded for the job he [G]did sae [Am]well
They [F]granted him a [C]pardon frae the [Am]prison [G]and the [Am]cell

[Am]Alley-ee alley-ay alley-[C]oo alley-[Em]oh
[F]Open up your [C]prison gates
And [Am]let Ra[G]mensky [Am]go

[Am]But Johnny was in error when he tried his [G]hand once [Am]more
For they [F]caught him at a [C]blastin', and it [Am]wasnae [G]worth the [Am]score
The jury pled for mercy, but the judge's [G]voice was [Am]heard
Ten [F]years without re[C]mission, and [Am]that's my [G]final [Am]word

[Am]Alley-ee alley-ay alley-[C]oo alley-[Em]oh
[F]Open up your [C]prison gates
And [Am]let Ra[G]mensky [Am]go

[Am]Ten years, my lord, that's far too long, wee Johnny [G]cried in [Am]vain
For [F]if you send me [C]up for ten I'll [Am]never come [G]out a[Am]gain
Oh give me another chance, my lord, I'm tellin' [G]you no [Am]lie
But [F]if you send me [C]up for ten I'll [Am]sicken [G]and I'll [Am]die

[Am]Alley-ee alley-ay alley-[C]oo alley-[Em]oh
[F]Open up your [C]prison gates
And [Am]let Ra[G]mensky [Am]go

[Am]Now Peterhead's a fortress, its walls are [G]thick and [Am]stout
But it [F]couldnae hold wee [C]Johnny when he [Am]felt like [G]walking [Am]out
Five times he took a powder, he left them [G]in a [Am]fix
And [F]every day they [C]sweat and pray in [Am]case he [G]makes it [Am]six

[Am]Alley-ee alley-ay alley-[C]oo alley-[Em]oh
[F]Open up your [C]prison gates
And [Am]let Ra[G]mensky [Am]go