Sam Hall Songtext

Sam HallOh, me name it is Sam Hall,chimney sweep, chimney sweepOh, me name it is Sam Hall, chimney sweepOh, me name it is Sam Halland I´ve robbed both rich and smallAnd me neck will pay for allwhen I die, when I dieAnd me neck will pay for all when I dieI have got twenty pounds in store,that´s not all, thats´ not allI have got twenty pounds in store, that´s not allI have got twenty pounds in storeand I´ve robbed for twenty moreFor the rich must help the poor,so must I, so must IFor the rich must help the poor, so must IOh, they brought me to Coote Hill,in a cart, in a cartOh, they brought me to Coote Hill, in a cartOh, they brought me to Coote Hilland t´was there I make my willFor the best of friends must part,so must I, so must IFor the best of friends must part, so must IUp the ladder I did grope,that´s no joke, that´s no jokeUp the ladder I did grope, that´s no jokeUp the ladder I did gropeand the hangman pulled the ropeAnd it´s ne´er a word I spoke,tumblin´ down, tumblin´ downAnd it´s ne´er a word I spoke, tumblin´ down