There w^Dere three ^Ammen came o^Cut ^Gof the w^Amest^{A5 Am A5} Their ^Dfortun^Ces f^Amor ^Gto t^Amry ^{A5 Am A5} And th^Dese three m^Amen made a ^Csol^Gemn ^Amvow^{A5 Am A5} John ^DBar^Cley^Amcorn m^Gust ^Amdie^{A5 Am A5 C}They've plowed, they've sown, the've ^Amharrowed ^Am7him i^Amn Threw c^Clods u^Dpon his ^Esus4head ^{E Esus4 E} And^Dm these three^Am men were s^Cati^Gsfie^Amd ^{A5 Am A5} John ^DBar^Cley^Amcorn w^Gas d^Amead^{A5 Am A5 D C G Am A5 Am A5} x4 They ^Dlet hi^Amm lie for ^Ca very^G lon^Amg t^A5ime ^{Am A5} Till the ^Drains^C from^Am heaven^G did^Am fa^A5ll ^{Am A5} And ^Dlittle Sir ^AmJohn sprun^Cg u^Gp his^Am he^A5ad ^{Am A5} And^D so^C am^Amazed^G the^Amm a^A5ll ^{Am A5 C}They let him stand 'til m^Amid s^Am7ummer's ^Amday 'til he l^Cooked both^D pale and^Esus4 worn ^{E Esus4 E} And ^Dmlittle Sir J^Amohn's grown a ^Clong, lo^Gng b^Amear^A5d ^{Am A5} And s^Do b^Cec^Amome ^Ga ^Amman^{A5 Am A5} They've ^Dhired ^Ammen with s^Ccythes ^Gso s^Amhar^A5p ^{Am A5} To ^Dcut him ^Coff ^Amat t^Ghe ^Amkne^A5e ^{Am A5} They r^Dolled him and t^Amied him ^Cby ^Gthe ^Amwai^A5st ^{Am A5} Serving ^Dhim m^Cost ^Ambar^Gbarou^Amsly^{A5 Am A5 C}They've hired men with s^Amharp p^Am7itch f^Amorks Who pri^Ccked h^Dim to the^Esus4 heart... ^{E Esus4 E} And the ^Dmloader he has ^Amserved him ^Cworse th^Gan t^Amhat^{A5 Am A5} For he's b^Dound h^Cim ^Amto t^Ghe c^Amart^{A5 Am A5} They've w^Dheeled him aro^Amund and ar^Cound ^Gin the f^Amiel^A5d ^{Am A5} 'til they c^Dame ^Con^Amto ^Ga b^Amarn^{A5 Am A5} And t^Dhere they m^Amade a s^Cole^Gmn o^Amath^{A5 Am A5} On po^Dor J^Cohn B^Amarl^Geyc^Amorn^{A5 Am A5 C}They've hired men with the cr^Amab t^Am7ree st^Amicks to c^Cut him s^Dkin from ^Esus4bone ^{E Esus4 E} And the ^Dmmiller he has s^Amerved him w^Corse th^Gan t^Amhat^{A5 Am A5} For he's gro^Dund him ^Cbetwe^Amen t^Gwo s^Amton^A5es ^{Am A5} And l^Dittle Sir ^AmJohn and the ^Cnut^G brown ^Ambow^A5l ^{Am A5} And he's^D bran^Cdy ^Amin t^Ghe g^Amlas^A5s ^{Am A5} And li^Dttle Sir Jo^Amhn and the n^Cut ^Gbrown b^Amowl^{A5 Am A5} Prove^Dd the strong^Amest m^Gan ^Amat ^A5last ^{Am A5 C}The huntsman, he can't h^Amunt ^Am7the fo^Amx Nor so ^Cloudly ^Dblow his ^Esus4horn ^{E Esus4 E} And the ^DmTinker he ^Amcan't mend ^Ckettle n^Gor p^Amots^{A5 Am A5} Without ^Da little ^AmBarl^Geycor^A5n