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THE DEVIL’S QUESTIONS chrom Traditional folk Key: F
6 -7 -5 -5 -6 6 5 -3 -3 If you don't an-swer my ques-tions nine 5 -6 7 -7 8 -9 8 Sing nine-ty-nine and nine-ty, 8 -9 8 7 -6 7 -7 -5 5 I'll take you off and I live in hell 5 -6 -7 7 -6 6 -5 -5 And you the weav-er-ing bon-ty.
Oh what is whiter far than milk? Sing ninety-nine and ninety, And what is softer far than silk? And you the weavering bonty Oh snow is whiter far than milk, Sing ninety-nine and ninety; And down is softer far than silk, And me the weavering bonty
Oh what is louder than a horn? Sing ninety-nine and ninety; And what is sharper than a thorn? And you the weavering bonty
Oh thunder's louder than a horn, Sing ninety-nine and ninety ; And death is sharper than a thorn, And me the weavering bonty
Oh what is higher than a tree? Sing ninety-nine and ninety; And what is deeper than the sea? And you the weavering bonty
Oh Heaven's higher than a tree, Sing ninety-nine and ninety; And hell is deeper than the sea, And me the weavering bonty
Oh what red fruit September grows Sing ninety-nine and ninety; And what thing round the whole world goes, And you the weavering bonty
The apple in September grows Sing ninety-nine and ninety; And air around the whole world goes And me the weavering bonty |