C F Am E
It rained, it poured, rained so hard, rained so hard all day
C F Am E Am
Till all the boys in our school came out to talk and play
C F Am E
Tossed the ball again so high, then again so low
C F Dm Am E Am
Till it fell into a flower garden where no one’s allowed to go
E Am F Am
When a tipsy gypsy lady all dressed in yellow and green
E Am F E
Says, come here, come here my pretty little boy and get your ball again
C D Dm Am C D E
No, I won’t come in I shan’t come in without my playmates all
C D Dm Am E Am
Gonna get my father and tell him about it and then the tears shall fall
E Am C Am
Well, first she offered an apple sweet and then a tangerine
E Am Dm E
Then she offered him a diamond that seemed to do the trick that enticed him in
C D Dm Am C D E
Well, she took him by his lily-white hand and she led him through the hall
C D Dm Am Dm E
She took him to an upper room where no one could hear him call
Am F Dm E Am F E
No, not a soul
(There's an instrumental break here, these are the chords I play, you can play whatever)
C F Am E
Bury the Bible at my feet the testament at my head
C F Dm Am E Am
If my dear father should call for me won’t you tell him that I am dead
C F Am E
Bury the Bible at my head
and the testament at my feet
C F Dm Am E F
If my dear mother should call for me won’t you tell her that I’m asleep
(You could also end on an Am, or even a Dm, each has a different effect)
