Aunt Marthas Sheep chords by Shanneyganock
Guitar chords with lyrics
Verse 1:
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Well, Come gather all around me and I'll sing to you a tale,
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About the boys in Carmanville who almost went to jail.
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It happened on a November's night when all hands was asleep,
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We crept up over Joe Tulk's hill and stole Aunt Martha's sheep.
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Ya ta li ya de, Ya ta li ya de, Ya ta li ya te ya, Hey!
Verse 2:
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Now, if you pay attention, I know I'll make you laugh,
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We never went to steal the sheep, we went to steal the calf;
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The old cow, she got angry 'cause we woke her from her sleep,
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We couldn't take any chances so we had to steal the sheep.
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Ya ta li ya de, Ya ta li ya de, Ya ta li ya te ya, Hey!
Verse 3:
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We caught the woolly animal and dragged her from her pen,
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She said good-bye to the little lamb she'd never see again;
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She knew that those dark strangers soon would take her life,
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In less than half an hour, well she felt that dreadful knife.
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Ya ta li ya de, Ya ta li ya de, Ya ta li ya te ya, Hey!
Verse 4:
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Well Aunt Martha she got angry when she heard about the loss,
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She said she'd catch the robbers no matter what the cost;
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Next morning just at sunrise, she to the office went,
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And to the R.C.M.P. a telegram she sent.
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Ya ta li ya de, Ya ta li ya de, Ya ta li ya te ya, Hey!
Verse 5:
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Well the Mountie got the message and he started in to read,
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This is from Aunt Martha telling an awful deed:
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Last night my sheep was stolen by whom I cannot tell,
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I'd like for you to catch them and to drag them off to jail.
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Ya ta li ya de, Ya ta li ya de, Ya ta li ya te ya, Hey!
Verse 6:
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It was just a short time later about twelve o'clock that night,
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We had the sheep a-cookin and everyone feeling tight.
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The smell of mutton and onions, no man could ask for more,
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We were chug-luggin' Dominion when a Mountie walked in the door.
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Ya ta li ya de, Ya ta li ya de, Ya ta li ya te ya, Hey!
Verse 7:
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He said sorry boys, your party I really don't want to wreck.
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I smelled the meat a cookin' and I had to come in and check.
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You see a sheep was stolen and the thief is on the loose.
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I said come right in and join us, sir, we're having a feedin of moose.
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Ya ta li ya de, Ya ta li ya de, Ya ta li ya te ya, Hey!
Verse 8:
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Well he came right in and he sat right down and we gave him a piece of the sheep.
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This is the finest piece of moose I knows I ever eat.
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About two o'clock in the morning he bid us all good-day,
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If we get any clues on the sheep, sir, we'll phone you right away.
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Ya ta li ya de, Ya ta li ya de, Ya ta li ya te ya, Hey!
Verse 9:
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He said thanks a lot, you're a fine darn bunch, your promise I know you'll keep.
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If everyone was as good as you she wouldn't have lost her sheep.
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After he left, we had the piece we had in the oven to roast,
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We might have stole the sheep, boys, but the Mountie ate the most.
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