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In Yarmouth town there lived a man
    A
Who kept a tavern by the strand,
     A              D
This landlord had a daughter fair,
  A
A plump little thing with the golden hair,


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Oh won't you come down, won't you come down, wont you come down to Yarmouth town?

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Oh won't you come down, won't you come down, wont you come down to Yarmouth town?


Verse 2
     A                     D
Well to this tavern came a sailor man,
   A                  E
He asked the daughter for her hand,
     A              D
"Why should I marry you?" she said.
   A
"I get all I want without being wed."



Refrain
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Oh won't you come down, won't you come down, wont you come down to Yarmouth town?

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Oh won't you come down, won't you come down, wont you come down to Yarmouth town?


Verse 3
        A                       D
But she says, "If you want with me to linger,
     A                        E
I'll tie a bit of string all around my finger,
A                   D
you come by and you pull on the string,
A                         E
I'll come down and I'll let you in." 


Refrain
   A                    D                    E                     A       
Oh won't you come down, won't you come down, wont you come down to Yarmouth town?

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Oh won't you come down, won't you come down, wont you come down to Yarmouth town?


Verse 4
A                       D
Well the very next that sailor man,
A                     E
He want to the tavern by the sand,
A           D
He went by, pulled on the string,
A                     E
She came down and she let him in.


Refrain
   A                    D                    E                     A       
Oh won't you come down, won't you come down, wont you come down to Yarmouth town?

   A                    D                    E                     A
Oh won't you come down, won't you come down, wont you come down to Yarmouth town?


Verse 5
A                           D
Well he'd never seen such a sight before,
        A                            E
For the string around her finger was all she wore,
    A                   D
And when he went and he pulled on the string,
    A                            E
She pulled back the blankets and let Jack in.



Refrain
   A                    D                    E                     A       
Oh won't you come down, won't you come down, wont you come down to Yarmouth town?

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Oh won't you come down, won't you come down, wont you come down to Yarmouth town?


Verse 6
    A                  D
And there he spent the whole night through,
     A                        E
And early in the morning went back to his crew,
       A                        D
And he told them all about that maiden fair,
    A                           E
The plump little thing with the golden hair.



Refrain
   A                    D                    E                     A       
Oh won't you come down, won't you come down, wont you come down to Yarmouth town?

   A                    D                    E                     A
Oh won't you come down, won't you come down, wont you come down to Yarmouth town?


Verse 7
        A       D
And the word it soon got round,
        A                  E
And the very next night in Yarmouth town,
           A               D
There were fifteen sailors pulling on the string,
A                     E
She came down and she let them all in.



Refrain
   A                    D                    E                     A       
Oh won't you come down, won't you come down, wont you come down to Yarmouth town?

   A                    D                    E                     A
Oh won't you come down, won't you come down, wont you come down to Yarmouth town?