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