Bm
A poor old man came riding by
A
And we say so, and we know so
Bm
O, a poor old man came riding by
  D     A   D
O, poor old man

Bm
Says I, old man, your horse will die
A
And we say so, and we know so
Bm
And if he dies, we'll tan his hide
  D     A   D
O, poor old man

Bm
And if he don't, I'll ride him again
A
And we say so, and we know so
Bm
And I'll ride him 'til the Lord knows when
  D     A   D
O, poor old man

Bm
He's dead as a nail in the lamp room door
A
And we say so, and we know so
Bm
And he won't come, worrying us no more
  D     A   D
O, poor old man

Bm
We'll use the hair of his tail to sew our sails
A
And we say so, and we know so
Bm
And the iron of his shoes

To make deck nails
  D     A   D
O, poor old man

Bm
Drop him down with a long long rope
A
And we say so, and we hope so
Bm
Where the sharks have his body

And the devil takes his soul!
  D     A   D
O, poor old man