My Old Mans A Dustman chords by Lonnie Donegan

Chords with lyrics

My Old Mans a Dustman


Verse 1:
  G+G    D/F#D/F#  E minorEm    A7A7      D7D7
Now here's a little story to tell it is a must
 G+G   D/F#D/F#  E minorEm     A7A7       D7D7
About an unsung hero that moves away your dust
   A7A7      D7D7   A7A7       D7D7
Some people make a fortune other's earn a mint
A7A7              D7D7   A7A7        D7D7
My old man don't earn much In fact....he's flippin'.....skint


Chorus:
D7D7 G+G                     D7D7
Oh! my old man's a dustman he wears a dustman's hat
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He wears cor blimey trousers and he lives in a council flat
                   G7G7        C majorC
He looks a proper narner in his great big hob nailed boots
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He's got such a job to pull em up that he calls them daisy roots

Verse 2:
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Some folks give tips at Christmas and some of them forget
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So when he picks their bins up he spills some on the steps
               G7G7        C majorC
Now one old man got nasty and to the council wrote
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Next time my old man went 'round there he punched him up the throat


Chorus:
    G+G                    D7D7
Oh! my old man's a dustman he wears a dustman's hat
                            G+G
He wears cor blimey trousers and he lives in a council flat


(Palm Muted transition)
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(spoken) I say I say Lez! I 'er...I found a police dog in my dustbin

(How do you know he's a police dog?) He had a policeman with him


Verse 3:
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Though my old man's a dustman he's got a heart of gold
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He got married recently though he's 86 years old
                G7G7         C majorC
We said 'Ear! Hang on Dad you're getting past your prime'
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He said 'Well when you get to my age it helps to pass the time'

Chorus:
  G+G                     D7D7
Oh! my old man's a dustman he wears a dustman's hat
                             G+G
He wears cor blimey trousers and he lives in a council flat


(Palm Muted Transition)
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(spoken) I say I say I say! My dustbins full of lillies

(Well throw 'em away then) I can't Lilly's wearing them

Verse 4:
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Now one day while in a hurry he missed a lady's bin
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He hadn't gone but a few yards when she chased after him
                      G7G7          C majorC
'What game do you think you're playing' she cried right from the heart
D7D7                            G+G
'You've missed me...am I too late?' 'No... jump up on the cart'


Chorus:
    G+G                    D7D7
Oh! my old man's a dustman he wears a dustman's hat
                            G+G
He wears cor blimey trousers and he lives in a council flat


(Palm Muted Transition)
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(spoken) I say I say I say (What you again!) My dustbin's absolutely full with toadstools

(How do you know it's full) 'Cos there's not much room inside


Verse 5:
  G+G                         D7D7
He found a tiger's head one day, nailed to a piece of wood
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The tiger looked quite miserable but I suppose it should
                G7G7      C majorC
Just then from out a window, a voice began to wail
D7D7                           G+G
He said (Oi! Where's me tiger head) Four foot from it's tail!

Chorus:
  G+G                      D7D7
Oh! my old man's a dustman he wears a dustman's hat
                            G+G
He wears cor blimey trousers and he lives in a council flat
                G7G7         C majorC
Next time you see a dustman looking all pale and sad
    D7D7                    G5G5  F5F5 E5E5 Eb5Eb5 D MajorD   D MajorD FF F#F# G+G
Don't kick him in the dustbin it might be my old dad