The Old She Crab chords by Wren Of Iniquity

Chords with lyrics

INTRO:
G+G

Verse 1:

   G+G
Well the old she-crab was a-sittin' on a post

       E minorEm
Shalla-who, shalla-who

     G+G
Well the old she-crab was a-sittin' on a post

E minorEm
When along came a fisherman

And took her home to roost
   G+G    D MajorD     G+G
Sing ring-a-la ding-a-la doo

Verse 2:

G+G
When he got home the woman was asleep

       E minorEm
Shalla-who, shalla-who

G+G
When he got home the old woman was asleep

   E minorEm
So he put it in the pisspot

There for to keep
   G+G     D MajorD    G+G
Sing ring-a-la ding-a-la doo


Verse 3:

G+G
The old woman got up for to do her due

       E minorEm
Shalla-who, shalla-who

    G+G
The old woman got up for to do her due

     E minorEm
And the damned old she crab

Grabbed her by the flue
   G+G     D MajorD     G+G
Sing ring-a-la ding-a-la doo

Verse 4:

G+G
What ho!, said the woman as sure as you are born

       E minorEm
Shalla-who, shalla-who

G+G
What ho!, said the woman as sure as you are born

      E minorEm
There's a devil in the pisspot

Stickin' up his horn
   G+G     D MajorD     G+G
Sing ring-a-la ding-a-la doo


Verse 5:

G+G
So She tossed the crab in the old man's bed

          E minorEm
Shalla-who, shalla-who Shalla-who, shalla-who Shalla-who, shala-la la la la who

G+G
She tossed the crab in the old man's bed

E minorEm
And it bit out a chunk

Of the old man's head
   G+G     D MajorD     G+G
Sing ring-a-la ding-a-la doo


Verse 6:

G+G
The old she crab scuttled off to the sea

       E minorEm
Shalla-who, shalla-who

   G+G
The old she crab scuttled off to the sea

E minorEm
Said I may get caught

But they'll never eat me!!
     G+G     D MajorD     G+G   G+G     D MajorD    G+G     D MajorD
Singing ring-a-la ding-a-la doo, ring-a-la ding-a-la ring-a-la ding-a-la
 G+G    D MajorD     G+G
ring-a-la ding-a-la doo