Hey! Little Hen

by Ralph butler & Noel Gay · posted by TIN_MAN

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+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
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HEY LITTLE HEN   Ralph butler & Noel Gay


4  4  4  4   4   4    5  6  -5     -4  4   4   4
I had a-lot of chick-ens a large chick-en run but

 4  4   4  4   4   -4  -5  5   4   5   -4 4
Ow-ing to con-di-tions im now down to one i

  4   4   4   4   4   5    
Give her all the tit-bits 

 6    6  -4   4    4    4
the dear lit-tle thing and

  5  4   4   4  -4  4    4    
Just o keep her up to scratch 

4  5  4  4   4   -4
I go to her and sing


(CHORUS)

 4   4   5   6   -6   -5   -4   4    4   4   4  4
Hey lit-tle hen when when when will you lay me an


 4   4  -5  5   4   4   5   6
Egg for my tea hey lit-tle hen

-6   -5    -4    4   4   4      
When when when will you try 

 4   4  4   4  -4   4
to sup-ply one for me

 6  -5 5   -5   6   -5   5   
Get in-to your nest do your 

 -4  5   -5   5  -4  4   -4
lit-tle best get it off your

  5  -4  6   4  4    4   4   4   5   6
Chest I can do the rest hey lit-tle hen

 -6   -5   -4    4   4   4   4   4  4   4  -4   4
When when when will you try to sup-ply one for me


(VERSE 2)

4  4    4    4   4   4    5   6  -5  -4  4   4  4
I tell her that the butch-er has no meat to-day i

  4   4   4   4   4   -4  -5   5   4  -4 4
Tell her the fish-es have all swum a-way i

 4    4  4   4   4   5   6    6  -4  4   4    4
Tell her I feel hun-gry and weak in the legs and

 5   4  4   4   -4  4   4  4  5  4   4    4   -4
Beg of her sin-cere-ly to get bu-sy with the eggs!

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