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The Hartlepool Monkey - Alan Wilkinson Chords

Chords: G, D, Am

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Genre: free jazz, improvisation, experimental


[Verse 1]
G D
It happened in old Hartlepool about the time of France
D G
The Emperor Napoleon was leading us a dance
G D Am
Sailing down the coast came a British man of war
D G
The captain's pet monkey was washed upon the shore

[Verse 2]
G D
The Lord Mayor of Hartlepool was walking on the shore
D G
When he came across a funny site he'd never seen before
G D Am
There was this little fellow sitting on the sand
D G
Holding up a 'nana in his tiny 'airy hand

[Chorus]
G D
Old folks, young folks, every one and each
D G
Come and see the Frenchie that's landed on the beach
G D Am
He's got long arms and great long tail, he's covered all in hair
D G
We think that he's a spy so we'll hang him in the square

[Verse 3]
G D
The Lord Mayor told the town clerk who hurried to the shore
D G
There was a little man where he had been before
G D Am
Now a crowd had gathered round because it was the funniest sight
D G
Since the timber yard had burnt down the previous Friday night

[Chorus]
G D
Old folks, young folks, every one and each
D G
Come and see the Frenchie that's landed on the beach
G D Am
He's got long arms and great long tail, he's covered all in hair
D G
We think that he's a spy so we'll hang him in the square

[Verse 4]
G D
Then Constable Parsons he comes upon the scene
D G
He takes out his note book and he licks his pencil clean
G D Am
Causing a disturbance is a serious offence
D G
Anything you say may be used in evidence

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