| Song Name: | Boys Keep Away (hi-lo) | By: | Trad. folk |
| Posted By: | waltp | Difficulty: | Any |
| Key: | D | Genre: | Folk |
| Harp Type: | Diatonic | ||
| Created: | 2017-08-12 20:14:12 | Modified: | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
| Song: | BOYS KEEP AWAY hi-lo
Trad. folk song Key: D Time: 2/4 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 -2� -3�-3� 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 -5 -6 -6 Oh boys keep a-way from the girls I say -3� 3 -3 -4 -4 -3 4 -6 6 -7 -8 -8 -7 7 And give them plen-ty of room 3 2 3 3 3 6 5 6 6 6 For when you�re wed 3 3 -2� -3�-3� -3� 6 6 -5 -6 -6 -6 You�ll be banged on the head -3�-3� 3 -3 -3 -4 -3 -3 4 -6 -6 6 -7 -7 -8 -7 -7 7 With a bald head-ed end of a broom 3 3 2 3 3 3 -2� -3� -3� 6 6 5 6 6 6 -5 -6 -6 With a cross-eyed ba-by on each knee -3�-3� 3 -3 -3 -4 -3 -3 4 -6 -6 6 -7 -7 -8 -7 -7 7 And a wife with a wart on her nose 3 2 2 3 3 6 5 5 6 6 The butch-er will come 3 3 -2� -2� -3� -3� 6 6 -5 -5 -6 -6 With a dou-ble barrelled gun -3� -3� 3 3 -3 -6 -6 6 6 -7 And you�ll have to wear -4 -4 -3 4 -8 -8 -7 7 Sec-ond hand clothes |
