Sam Hall Lyrics - So Far So Good: Best Of The Irish Descendants - The Irish Descendants

Oh, me name it is Sam Hall, chimney sweep, chimney sweep 

Oh, me name it is Sam Hall, chimney sweep 

Oh, me name it is Sam Hall, and I've robbed both great and small 

And me neck will pay for all, when I die, when I die 

And me neck will pay for all, when I die. 

I have 20 pounds in store, that's not all, that's not all 

I have 20 pounds in store, that's not all 

I have 20 pounds in store, and I'll rob for twenty more 

For the rich must help the poor, so must I, so must I 

For the rich must help the poor, so must I. 

Oh, they brought me to Coote Hill in a cart, in a cart 

Oh, they brought me to Coote Hill in a cart 

Oh, they brought me to Coote Hill, there I stopped to make my will 

For the best of friends must part, so must I, so must I 

For the best of friends must part, so must I. 

Up the ladder I did grope, that's no joke, that's no joke 

Up the ladder I did grope, that's no joke 

Up the ladder I did grope, and the hangman pulled the rope 

Oh, and ne'er a word I spoke, tumblin' down, tumblin' down 

Oh, and ne'er a word I spoke, tumblin' down.