Tonart: Ab major
Verse 1
G
At Gateshead in a tanner's yard
Eb
Bb
Three young men were jawing hard
G
A poor old horse they'd fixed to kill
B
Bethel the tusk to dexterous bill
C
G
Bb
F
G
Poor old horse, poor old horse,
G
B5
C
Hear what they did to the poor old horse.
G
E
G
His palms around the hilt of the axe
Bb
G
Bb
Delivered such a horrible blow,
G
The horse emerged a strangle cry,
C
G
he glanced it just above the eye.
Bb
G
Poor old horse, poor old horse,
hear what they did to the poor old horse.
And now to put it out of pain
C
G
Bb
Our Billy took another aim
G
C
G
The horse fair shook the man he cursed
For the second blow was
B5
B
much like the first
G
Bb
F
Poor old horse, poor old horse,
Bb
hear what they did to
Eb
C
Bm
C
the poor old horse.
G
He kept up thumping on its head,
Eb
and then he worked the body instead.
Bb
G
C
The air grew cloudy with breath
Eb
G
C
so hot of man and beast a mingling
G
Bb
Bm
G
Poor old horse, poor old horse
A
G
C
G
Hear what they did to the poor old horse
I'll try no more conceded bail
Eb
Bb
So up Stepnett to test his skill
Eb
C
G
He whacked the poor thing on the nose
He sprained his wrist an
F#
d bloodied his clothes
B
C
G
Bb
G
F#
Poor old horse, poor old horse
G
A
G
F
C
G
C
Hear what they did to the poor old horse
with his knife
F
C
Bb
Determined for to take its life
Eb
C
G
He took his aim an d thrust it home
C
Alas, he hit the collar bone
G
Bb
G
Poor old horse, poor old horse,
C
G
hear what they did to the poor old horse.
They broke its leg with a rusty spade,
Eb
Bb
then all upon it heavily laid,
G
C
G
To quell the struggle each did their part
B
Until the blade had reached its heart
G
C
G
Bb
F
Poor old horse, poor old horse
G
C
Hear what they did to the poor old horse
G
Now he cheekles his separate path
Eb
Bb
For a cup full of ale or a nice hot bath
C
G
Bb
a wife newly wed
G
Bb
G
C
Or a look at the baby sleeping in bed
G
Bb
G
Poor old horse, poor old horse,
G
hear what they did to the poor old horse.
G
Bb
F
Poor old horse, poor old horse,
Hear what they did to the poor old horse.
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