[Verse 1]
Am Dm Am
Good morning, young master, it's 1882
Dm Am
Your mother is hungry, what will you do?
C G A# Am
There is bread in the kitchen of the big house upstairs
Dm Am
But I warn you, don't take it from them
C G A# Am
You'll be tarred, you'll be feathered, you'll be hung like a ham
Dm Am
And I warn you, don't do it, young man
[Verse 2]
Am Dm Am
Your mother is calling, she wants you by the bed
Dm Am
So get up, young master, go shake your sleepy head
C G A# Am
"Darling son, I am dying, and I leave it to you
Dm Am C G A# Am
I'm leaving, tell me, what did I do?"
Dm Am
I'm dying, tell me, what did I do?"
[Bridge]
F Am
Boy, he steals the bread, now that's enough, and heads for the door
F Am
Man, he hears him coming, "Boy, you won't be running no more"
A# F
Boy, he gets arrested and the case is tested that day
A# F C
Judge, he guilty makes him and the jailer takes him away
[Verse 3]
Am Dm Am
Good morning, young master, it’s twenty-five to nine
Dm Am
They’ll be coming to get you, well, in twenty minutes time
C G A# Am
You’ll be drawn, you’ll be quartered, you'll be hung like a ham
Dm Am
And I warn you, get ready, young man
C G A# Am
Said the boy, “I am dying and I leave it to you
Dm Am
As I’m leaving, tell me what did I do?
Dm Am
As I’m dying, tell me what did I do?”
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