Yarmouth Town

	  		
verse 1: 
G 
In Yarmouth Town there lived a man 
       C 
And he kept a little tavern by the strand 
    G 
The landlord had a daughter fair 
                               C 
A pretty little thing with the golden hair 

    G 
Oh, won't you come down 
C 
Won't you come down 
D                               G 
Won't you come down to Yarmouth Town 

Oh, won't you come down 
C 
Won't you come down 
D                               G 
Won't you come down to Yarmouth Town 


verse 2: 

Now, in this tavern was a sailor man 
       C 
And he asked the daughter for her hand 
 G 
"Why should I marry you" she said 
                           C 
"When I get all I want without being wed" 

    G 
Oh, won't you come down 
C 
Won't you come down 
D                               G 
Won't you come down to Yarmouth Town 

Oh, won't you come down 
C 
Won't you come down 
D                               G 
Won't you come down to Yarmouth Town
 

verse 3: 

"But if with me you want to linger 
     C 
I'll tie a piece of string all around me finger 
    G 
And all you have to do is pull on the string 
                            C 
And I'll come down and I'll let you in" 
 
    G 
Oh, won't you come down 
C 
Won't you come down 
D                               G 
Won't you come down to Yarmouth Town 

Oh, won't you come down 
C 
Won't you come down 
D                               G 
Won't you come down to Yarmouth Town 


verse 4: 

And at closing time the sailor man 
     C 
Went back to the tavern by the strand 
     G 
He'd never seen such a sight before 
                                 C 
For the string on her finger was all she wore 

    G 
Oh, won't you come down 
C 
Won't you come down 
D                               G 
Won't you come down to Yarmouth Town 

Oh, won't you come down 
C 
Won't you come down 
D                               G 
Won't you come down to Yarmouth Town 


VERSE 5: 

The sailor played the whole night through 
    C 
And then in the morning went back to the crew 
   G 
He told them all, the daughter fair 
                                 C 
The pretty little thing with the golden hair 

    G 
Oh, won't you come down 
C 
Won't you come down 
D                               G 
Won't you come down to Yarmouth Town 

Oh, won't you come down 
C 
Won't you come down 
D                               G 
Won't you come down to Yarmouth Town 


VERSE 6: 

The news it soon got all around 
        C 
And the very next night in Yarmouth Town 
          G 
There was fifteen sailors pulling on the string 
                      C 
She came down and she let them all in 

    G 
Oh, won't you come down 
C 
Won't you come down 
D                               G 
Won't you come down to Yarmouth Town 

Oh, won't you come down 
C 
Won't you come down 
D                               G 
Won't you come down to Yarmouth Town 


VERSE 7: 

So, all young men that to Yarmouth go 
   C 
To see a little girl with her hair hung low 
G 
All you got to do is pull on the string 
                            C 
She'll come down and she'll let you all in 


    G 
Oh, won't you come down 
C 
Won't you come down 
D                               G 
Won't you come down to Yarmouth Town 

Oh, won't you come down 
C 
Won't you come down 
D                               G 
Won't you come down to Yarmouth Town 

     
Won't you come down 
C 
Won't you come down 
D                               G 
Won't you come down to Yarmouth Town 

Oh, won't you come down 
C 
Won't you come down 
D                               G 
Won't you come down to Yarmouth Town 

     
Won't you come down 
C 
Won't you come down 
D                               G 
Won't you come down to Yarmouth Town 

Oh, won't you come down 
C 
Won't you come down 
D                               G 
Won't you come down to Yarmouth Town