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