The Old Man From Over The Sea chords by Lankum

♫ Verse 1:
   Am
There was an old man come over the sea
          Em
Aye, but I'll not have him
   Am
There was an old man come over the sea
                  Em
Come snivelling, snuffling, over on me
     Am            C
With his long grey beard, with his long grey beard
Em       Am
A‐shivering and shaking

♫ Verse 2:
  Am
My mother she told me to bid him come in
         Em
Aye, but I'll not have him
  Am
My mother she told me to bid him come in
                     Em
And he giggled and dribbled all over his chin
     Am            C
With his long grey beard, with his long grey beard
Em       Am
A‐shivering and shaking

♫ Verse 3:
  Am
My mother she told me to give him a stool
         Em
Aye, but I'll not have him
  Am
My mother she told me to give him a stool
                     Em
Well I gave him a stool and he sat like a fool
     Am            C
With his long grey beard, with his long grey beard
Em       Am
A‐shivering and shaking

♫ Verse 4:
Am
My mother she told me to give him some cake
         Em
Aye, but I'll not have him
  Am
My mother she told me to give him some cake
                      Em
And the silly old fool wriggled just like a snake
     Am            C
With his long grey beard, with his long grey beard
Em       Am
A‐shivering and shaking

♫ Verse 5:
  Am
My mother she told me to pass him the sugar
         Em
Aye, but I'll not have him
  Am
My mother she told me to pass him the sugar
                        Em
And he shivvelled and shovelled it down like a bugger
     Am            C
With his long grey beard, with his long grey beard
Em       Am
A‐shivering and shaking

♫ Verse 6:
  Am
My mother she told me to take him to bed
         Em
Aye, but I'll not have him
  Am
My mother she told me to take him to bed
                     Em
And the daft old devil nigh stood on his head
     Am            C
With his long grey beard, with his long grey beard
Em       Am
A‐shivering and shaking

♫ Verse 7:
  Am
My mother told me to show him what to do
         Em
Aye, but I'll not have him
  Am
My mother told me to show him what to do
                      Em
But the silly old cod couldn’t learn how to screw
     Am            C
With his long grey beard, with his long grey beard
Em       Am
A‐shivering and shaking

♫ Verse 8:
  Am
My mother she told me to bid him farewell
         Em
Aye, but I'll not have him
  Am
My mother she told me to bid him farewell
                      Em
Well I bid him farewell and I wished him in hell
     Am            C
With his long grey beard, with his long grey beard
Em       Am
A‐shivering and shaking

♫ Verse 9:
   Am
There was an old man come over the sea
          Em
Aye, but I'll not have him
   Am
There was an old man come over the sea
                  Em
Come snivelling, snuffling, over on me
     Am            C
With his long grey beard, with his long grey beard
Em       Am
A‐shivering and shaking