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[Verse 1]
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There was an old man who lived under the hill
G D        Am
O daddy be gay
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There was an old man who lived under the hill
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If he ain’t goin’ away he’d be livin’ there still
Am       D          Am
Daddy be gay if you can be


[Verse 2]
                       G           Am
One day the Devil came down to his plough
G D        Am
O daddy be gay
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One day the Devil came down to his plough
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Said, "One of your family I’ll have to have now"
Am       D          Am
Daddy be gay if you can be


[Verse 3]
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"Oh, tis not just your son or daughter I crave"
G D        Am
O daddy be gay
                                     D
"Tis not your son or your daughter I crave
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But your old baggin’ wife I’ll carry away"
Am       D          Am
Daddy be gay if you can be


[Verse 4]
                        G         Am
"Ah, take her away with all of my heart"
G D        Am
O daddy be gay
                              D
"Take her away with all of my heart
         Am                 G
And I’ll bet the two of you never will part"
Am       D          Am
Daddy be gay if you can be


[Verse 5]
                         G         Am
The Devil he hoisted her up on his back
G D        Am
O daddy be gay
                                   D
The Devil he hoisted her up on his back
    Am               G
And off to Hell with her in a pack
Am       D          Am
Daddy be gay if you can be


[Verse 6]
                       G           Am
He set her down at the fork in the road
G D        Am
O daddy be gay
                                   D
He set her down at the fork in the road
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He said, "Old woman, you’re a hell of a load"
Am       D          Am
Daddy be gay if you can be


[Verse 7]
                    G                    Am
Then he carried her down to the gates of Hell
G D        Am
O daddy be gay
                                    D
He carried her down to the gates of Hell
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Said, "Rake up the coals and we’ll roast her well"
Am       D          Am
Daddy be gay if you can be


[Verse 8]
                             G        Am
One poor little devil looked over the wall
G D        Am
O daddy be gay
                                      D
One poor little devil peeked over the wall
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He said, "Take her home daddy, she’ll murder us all"
Am       D          Am
Daddy be gay if you can be


[Verse 9]
                             G         Am
Oh, the Devil he hoisted her up on his back
G D        Am
O daddy be gay
                                   D
The Devil he hoisted her up on his back
    Am              G
And home again with her in a pack
Am       D          Am
Daddy be gay if you can be


[Verse 10]
                     G                  Am
The old woman went a whistlin’ over the hill
G D        Am
O daddy be gay
                                        D
The old woman went a whistlin’ over the hill
     Am                     G
"The Devil won’t have me, I wonder who will"
Am       D          Am
Daddy be gay if you can be


[Verse 11]
                         G         Am
There is an advantage we have over men
G D        Am
O daddy be gay
                                   D
There is an advantage we have over men
       Am                  G
We can go down to Hell and come back again
Am       D          Am
Daddy be gay if you can be