Queer Bungo Rye

Intro: C G C [Verso 1] Am C Well, Jack was a sailor and he walked up to town F C G She was a damsel, she skipped up and down C F C She says to Jack as she passed him by F C F C "Would you care for to purchase some Old Bungo Rye?" G Ruddy rye C G/B G C G Fol de diddle dye, ruddy rye, ruddy rye [Verso 2] C Am C Says Jack to himself, "What can this be? F C G But the finest of whiskies from far Germany C Am C Snuggled up in a basket and sold on the sly F C F C And the name that it goes by is Old Bungo Rye" G Ruddy rye C G/B G C F G C Fol de diddle dye, ruddy rye, ruddy rye [Verso 3] Am C Jack gave her a pound, for he thought nothing strange F C G "Hold the basket, young man, while I run for your change" C Am C Jack peeked in the basket and a child he did spy F C F C "I'll be damned", did he cry, "this is Queer Bungo Rye" G Ruddy rye C G/B G C F G C Fol de diddle dye, ruddy rye, ruddy rye [Verso 4] Am C Well, to get the child christened was Jack's next intent F C G To get the child christened, to the parson he went C Am C Says the parson to Jack, "What will he go by?" F C F C "I'll be damned", did he cry, "call him Queer Bungo Rye!" G Ruddy rye C G/B G C F G C Fol de diddle dye, ruddy rye, ruddy rye [Verso 5] Am C Says the parson to Jack, "That's a very queer name" F C G "I'll be damned", did he cry, "it's a queer way he came C Am C Snuggled up in a basket and sold on the sly F C F C And the name that he'll go by is Queer Bungo Rye!" G Ruddy rye C G/B G C F C G C Fol de diddle dye, ruddy rye, ruddy rye [Verso 6] Am C So come all you young sailors who walk up to town F C G Beware of them damsels who skip up and down C Am C Take a peek in their baskets as ye pass them by F C F C Or else they may pawn on you Queer Bungo Rye! G Ruddy rye C G/B G C F G C Fol de diddle dye, ruddy rye, ruddy rye