[INTRO]
[C] [G] [C]
[VERSE]
Well, Jack was a [Am]sailor and he [C]walked up to town
[F]She was a [C]damsel, she skipped up and [G]down
[C]She says to [F]Jack as [C]she passed him by
"Would you [F]care for to [C]purchase some [F]Old Bungo [C]Rye?"
Ruddy [G]rye
[C]Fol de diddle [G/B]dye, ruddy [G]rye, ruddy [C]rye [G]
[VERSE]
Says [C]Jack to him[Am]self, "[C]What can this be?
But the [F]finest of [C]whiskies from far Germa[G]ny
Snuggled [C]up in a [Am]basket and [C]sold on the sly
And the [F]name that it [C]goes by is [F]Old Bungo [C]Rye"
Ruddy [G]rye
[C]Fol de diddle [G/B]dye, ruddy [G]rye, ruddy [C]rye [F] [G] [C]
[VERSE]
Jack gave her a [Am]pound, for he [C]thought nothing strange
"Hold the [F]basket, young [C]man, while I run for your [G]change"
Jack [C]peeked in the [Am]basket and a [C]child he did spy
"I'll be [F]damned", did he [C]cry, "this is [F]Queer Bungo [C]Rye"
Ruddy [G]rye
[C]Fol de diddle [G/B]dye, ruddy [G]rye, ruddy [C]rye [F] [G] [C]
[VERSE]
Well, to get the child [Am]christened was [C]Jack's next intent
To [F]get the child [C]christened, to the parson he [G]went
Says the [C]parson to [Am]Jack, "What [C]will he go by?"
"I'll be [F]damned", did he [C]cry, "call him [F]Queer Bungo [C]Rye!"
Ruddy [G]rye
[C]Fol de diddle [G/B]dye, ruddy [G]rye, ruddy [C]rye [F] [G] [C]
[VERSE]
Says the parson to [Am]Jack, "That's a [C]very queer name"
"I'll be [F]damned", did he [C]cry, "it's a queer way he [G]came
Snuggled [C]up in a [Am]basket and [C]sold on the sly
And the [F]name that he'll [C]go by is [F]Queer Bungo [C]Rye!"
Ruddy [G]rye
[C]Fol de diddle [G/B]dye, ruddy [G]rye, ruddy [C]rye [F] [C] [G] [C]
[VERSE]
So come all you young [Am]sailors who [C]walk up to town
Be[F]ware of them [C]damsels who skip up and [G]down
Take a [C]peek in their [Am]baskets as [C]ye pass them by
Or [F]else they may [C]pawn on you [F]Queer Bungo [C]Rye!
Ruddy [G]rye
[C]Fol de diddle [G/B]dye, ruddy [G]rye, ruddy [C]rye [F] [G] [C]
[C] [G] [C]
[VERSE]
Well, Jack was a [Am]sailor and he [C]walked up to town
[F]She was a [C]damsel, she skipped up and [G]down
[C]She says to [F]Jack as [C]she passed him by
"Would you [F]care for to [C]purchase some [F]Old Bungo [C]Rye?"
Ruddy [G]rye
[C]Fol de diddle [G/B]dye, ruddy [G]rye, ruddy [C]rye [G]
[VERSE]
Says [C]Jack to him[Am]self, "[C]What can this be?
But the [F]finest of [C]whiskies from far Germa[G]ny
Snuggled [C]up in a [Am]basket and [C]sold on the sly
And the [F]name that it [C]goes by is [F]Old Bungo [C]Rye"
Ruddy [G]rye
[C]Fol de diddle [G/B]dye, ruddy [G]rye, ruddy [C]rye [F] [G] [C]
[VERSE]
Jack gave her a [Am]pound, for he [C]thought nothing strange
"Hold the [F]basket, young [C]man, while I run for your [G]change"
Jack [C]peeked in the [Am]basket and a [C]child he did spy
"I'll be [F]damned", did he [C]cry, "this is [F]Queer Bungo [C]Rye"
Ruddy [G]rye
[C]Fol de diddle [G/B]dye, ruddy [G]rye, ruddy [C]rye [F] [G] [C]
[VERSE]
Well, to get the child [Am]christened was [C]Jack's next intent
To [F]get the child [C]christened, to the parson he [G]went
Says the [C]parson to [Am]Jack, "What [C]will he go by?"
"I'll be [F]damned", did he [C]cry, "call him [F]Queer Bungo [C]Rye!"
Ruddy [G]rye
[C]Fol de diddle [G/B]dye, ruddy [G]rye, ruddy [C]rye [F] [G] [C]
[VERSE]
Says the parson to [Am]Jack, "That's a [C]very queer name"
"I'll be [F]damned", did he [C]cry, "it's a queer way he [G]came
Snuggled [C]up in a [Am]basket and [C]sold on the sly
And the [F]name that he'll [C]go by is [F]Queer Bungo [C]Rye!"
Ruddy [G]rye
[C]Fol de diddle [G/B]dye, ruddy [G]rye, ruddy [C]rye [F] [C] [G] [C]
[VERSE]
So come all you young [Am]sailors who [C]walk up to town
Be[F]ware of them [C]damsels who skip up and [G]down
Take a [C]peek in their [Am]baskets as [C]ye pass them by
Or [F]else they may [C]pawn on you [F]Queer Bungo [C]Rye!
Ruddy [G]rye
[C]Fol de diddle [G/B]dye, ruddy [G]rye, ruddy [C]rye [F] [G] [C]
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