X:1
T:The Muffin Man
O:Yorkshire, UK
N:This transcription is part of the Yorkshire Garland Project - Song: TYG87
M:4/4
L:1/4
K:Ab lyd % hexatonic(-4) = Lyd/Ion
E|A A/ A/ A F|G/ G/ G G E|F F/ F/ F C|E3 A|
w: Now Ah've 'ad a lot of trou- ble in me life all through a muf- fin man; 'E
A A A A|G F/ F/ F/ F3/2|B/ B/ A/ A/ G F|E4|
w: thought 'e'd charm my wife with 'is muf- fins, was- n't it an aw- ful plan?
A A/ A/ A A/ A/|G/ G/ G/ G/ G2|F/ F/ F F/ F/ C|E3 A|
w: Ah nev- er thowt when I ate 'em for me tea in- to what trou- ble Ah'd fall; For
A A A3/2 A/|G G G3/2 B/|B F G A|B3 E|A A A F|
w: hours and hours the neigh- bours say, out- side our 'ouse 'e'd bawl. Ding- dong, ding- dong, ding
G G G E|F F F/ F/ F/ C/|E E E2|G G/ G/ G A/ B/|
w: dong, ding- dong, 'e sold 'is muf- fins as 'e went a- long, Ah nev- er knew there was
F/ F/ F F3/2 F/|B A G F|G E3|E A A F|
w: an- y- thing wrong to cause me grief or sor- row, But now I 'ave
F/ F/ B B E-|E E/ E/ A A/ A/|F/ F/ F B B|E3 E|
w: to re- gret to say,_ she el- oped with that muf- fin man yes- ter- day, 'E
A A G F|B B F F/ F/|G/ G/ F/ F/ E B|A3|]
w: stole me ould wife's 'eart a- way with his ring- a- ding- a- ding, ding- dong.