G                D
Dance, dance the shaking of the sheets
C            D                             
Dance, dance when you hear the piper
G        D
Playing, everyone must dance
    Em             D           Em
The Shaking of the Sheets with me

Em                     D                        
Bring away the beggar, bring away the king
    Em           D    Em
And every man in his degree,
Em                    D
Bring away the oldest and the youngest thing
Em                D      Em
Come to death and follow me

Em                          D
Bring away the merchant who made his money in France
Em             D      Em
And the crafty banker too,
Em                      D
When you hear the piper you and I must dance
    Em              D        Em
The dance that everyone must do.

G                D
Dance, dance the shaking of the sheets
C            D                             
Dance, dance when you hear the piper
G        D
Playing, everyone must dance
     Em            D           Em
The Shaking of the Sheets with me

     Em                               D
I’ll find you in the courtrooms, I'll find you in the schools
Em                D     Em
When you hear the piper play,
      Em                          D
I’ll take away the wise men, I'll take away the fools
    Em          D             Em
And bring their bodies all to clay.

Em                     D
All the politicians of high and low degree,
Em               D         Em
Lords and ladies great and small,
Em                                 D
Don’t think that you'll escape and need not dance with me,
     Em                 D    Em
I’ll make you come when I do call.

G                D
Dance, dance the shaking of the sheets
C            D                             
Dance, dance when you hear the piper
G        D
Playing, everyone must dance
    Em             D           Em
The Shaking of the Sheets with me

   Em                    D
It may be in the day, it may be in the night,
    Em                D         Em
Prepare yourselves to dance and pray
Em                              D
That when the piper plays ``The Shaking Of The Sheets’'
Em                D         Em
You may to Heaven dance the way.

G                D
Dance, dance the shaking of the sheets
C            D                             
Dance, dance when you hear the piper
G        D
Playing, everyone must dance
    Em             D           Em
The Shaking of the Sheets with me