| Song Name: | The Devil's Questions | By: | Appalachian folk song |
| Posted By: | WaltP | Difficulty: | Any |
| Key: | F | Genre: | Folk |
| Harp Type: | Diatonic | ||
| Created: | 2009-08-08 15:08:59 | Modified: | 2009-08-10 19:08:15 |
| Song: | The Devil's Questions
Traditional Key: F 8 9 7 7 -8 8 -8 6 6 If you don't an-swer my ques-tions nine 6 7 -8 8 9 -10 9 Sing nine-ty-nine and nine-ty, 9 -10 9 -8 7 -8 8 -6 6 I'll take you off and I live in hell 6 7 8 -8 7 -7 -6 -6 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 |
