Oh me name it is Sam Hall chimney sweep, chimney sweep
Oh me name it is Sam Hall chimney sweep
Oh me name it is Sam Hall and I’ve robbed both great and small
And me neck will pay for all, when I die, when I die
And me neck will pay for all, when I die
I have twenty pounds in store, not one more...
I have twenty pounds in store and I’ll rob for twenty more
For the rich must help the poor, so must I...
Oh they took me to Cootehill in a cart...
Oh they took me to Cootehill where I stopped to make my will
Saying the best of friends must part, so must I...
Up the ladder I did grope that’s no joke...
Up the ladder I did grope and the hangman pulled the rope
And ne’er a word I spoke, tumbling down...
Oh my name it was Sam Hall chimney sweep...
Oh my name it was Sam Hall and I robbed both great and small
And my neck it paid for all when I died...