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Sam was a chimney sweep guy but he says that he was also a thief because as he says "The rich must help the poor"


Sam Hall

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Oh my name it is Sam Hall chimney sweep, chimney sweep
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Oh my name it is Sam Hall chimney sweep
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Oh my name it is Sam Hall and I've robbed both great and small
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And my neck will pay for all when I die, when I die
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And my neck will pay for all when I die

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I have twenty pounds in store, that's not all, that's not all
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I have twenty pounds in store, that's not all
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I have twenty pounds in store and I'll rob for twenty more
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For the rich must help the poor, so must I, so must I
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For the rich must help the poor, so must I


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Oh they took me to Cootehill in a cart, in a cart
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Oh they took me to Cootehill in a cart
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Oh they took me to Cootehill where I stopped to make my will
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Saying the best of friends must part, so must I, so must I
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Saying the best of friends must part, so must I


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Up the ladder I did grope, that's no joke, that's no joke
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Up the ladder I did grope, that's no joke
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Up the ladder I did grope and the hangman pulled the rope
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And ne'er a word I spoke, tumbling down, tumbling down
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And ne'er a word I spoke tumbling down


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Oh my name it is Sam Hall chimney sweep, chimney sweep
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Oh my name it is Sam Hall chimney sweep
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Oh my name it is Sam Hall and I've robbed both great and small
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And my neck will pay for all when I die, when I die
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And my neck will pay for all when I die