I have tabbed two versions of this song so you can choose which version
suits the occasion in which you are playing.
Sing along version
Verse 1
C F
Knees up Mother Brown knees up Mother Brown
G
Under the table you must go
Ee-aye Ee-aye Ee-aye-oh
C F
And if I catch you bending I'll saw your knees right off
G
Knees up knees up never get the breeze up
C
Knees up Mother Brown
Verse 2
C F G
Oh my what a rotten song what a rotten song
C F
What a rotten song oh my what a rotten song
G C
What a rotten singer and what a rotten song
Traditional version
Verse 1
C
There came a girl from France
F
Who didn't know how to dance
G
The only thing that she could do
C
Was knees up Mother Brown
Chorus
C F
Oh knees up Mother Brown knees up Mother Brown
G
Knees up knees up never let the breeze up
C
Knees up Mother Brown
Verse 2
C
Oh hopping on one foot
F
Hopping on one foot
G
Hopping hopping never stopping
C
Hopping on one foot
Chorus
C F
Oh knees up Mother Brown knees up Mother Brown
G
Knees up knees up never let the breeze up
C
Knees up Mother Brown
Verse 3
C
Oh prancing up and down
F
Prancing up and down
G
Prancing prancing never dancing
C
Prancing up and down
Chorus
C F
Oh knees up Mother Brown knees up Mother Brown
G
Knees up knees up never let the breeze up
C
Knees up Mother Brown
Verse 4
C
And whirling round and round
F
Whirling round and round
G
Whirling whirling never twirling
C
Whirling round and round
Chorus x 2
C F
Oh knees up Mother Brown knees up Mother Brown
G
Knees up knees up never let the breeze up
C
Knees up Mother Brown
C F
Oh knees up Mother Brown knees up Mother Brown
G
Knees up knees up never let the breeze up
C
Knees up Mother Brown
