Eggs In Her Basket chords by Susan Mckeown

Eggs In Her Basket
Susan McKeown
http://susanmckeown.com/
From the album Sweet Liberty

Played in 3/4 time


      Dm
It's of two young sailor lads out a-walking
      E
Their pockets being both lined with gold
   Dm
As they went a-walking and civilly talking
     Am
Some fair pretty damsel they do behold.

  Dm
O lady, lady can I carry your basket?
          E
O there's eggs in the basket oh do take care,
    Dm
And if you should chance to outwalk me,
       Am
At the halfway house you'll find me later there.


         Dm
So these two young men they start out walking
   E
Until they come to the halfway house
  Dm
O landlord, landlord have you any bacon?
    Am
For in my basket I've got eggs to fry.

   Dm
So that landlord he went to the basket
  E
A-thinking he'd got eggs to fry
  Dm
O say young man ain't you mistaken?
      Am
O for in this basket we've got a child.


   Dm
Up steps this Nancy o dearest Nancy
         E
That had taken to bed last Whitsuntide
   Dm
We got this young child since I came your fancy
   Am
So now gay fiddler you've got to pay.


     Dm
That child's not ours, lovely Nancy
     E
He's no babe o' mine nor no friend's beside
    Dm
But I will take it I'll kindly treat it
   Am
If you will say all my money's paid.


   Dm
Oh that young man went up to the basket
     E
He's kicked it around and around the floor
    Dm
Oh since it is done I will surely pay it
     Am
But damn me if I do eat eggs anymore.

                    (slowly  )
Am
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