Yarmouth Town
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G / G - C G / G / G - D G
In GYarmouth town there Emlived a man
He Chad a little Gtavern Amby the Dstrand
And the Glandlord had a Emdaughter fair
CPretty little Gthing with Amgolden Dhair
Chorus
GWon't you come down, CWon't you come down
GWon't you come down to D Yarmouth Gtown
One Gnight there came a Emsailor man
He Casked the Gdaughter Amfor her Dhand
Well GI won't marry Emyou she said
I Chave all I Gwant wiAmthout being Dwed
But Gif with me you'd Emlike to linger
I'll Ctie some Gstring all aAmround my Dfinger
GAs you walk by, Empull on my string
CI'll come Gdown and let Amyou right Din
Chorus 2x
Well the Gvery next day at Emclosing time
The Csailor Gman goes Amoff to the Dstrand
And Gas he walks by Empulls on that string
And Cshe came Gdown and let Amhim right Din
Well Ghe's never such a Emsight before
A Cstring on her finger was all she wore
G C G C D 2x
Chorus
So Gall you men who to EmYarmouth go
If ya Csee those Ggirls with their Emhair hung Dlow
All ya Ggotta do is Empull their strings
And Cthey'll come Gdown and let Amyou right Din
Chorus 2x
How to play Yarmouth Town
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