The Old She Crab chords by Wren Of Iniquity

INTRO:
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Verse 1:

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

             Em
Shalla-who, shalla-who

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

Em
When along came a fisherman

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


Verse 2:

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When he got home the woman was asleep

             Em
Shalla-who, shalla-who

G
When he got home the old woman was asleep

      Em
So he put it in the pisspot

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


Verse 3:

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The old woman got up for to do her due

              Em
Shalla-who, shalla-who

        G
The old woman got up for to do her due

         Em
And the damned old she crab

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


Verse 4:

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

             Em
Shalla-who, shalla-who

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

           Em
There's a devil in the pisspot

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


Verse 5:

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

                    Em
Shalla-who, shalla-who Shalla-who, shalla-who Shalla-who, shala-la la la la who

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

Em
And it bit out a chunk

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


Verse 6:

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The old she crab scuttled off to the sea

             Em
Shalla-who, shalla-who

     G
The old she crab scuttled off to the sea

Em
Said I may get caught

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