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