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 Now me neck will pay for all When I die When I die And me neck will pay for all 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'd rob for 20 more Every rougue must have his lot So must I So must I Every rougue must have his lot So must I Oh they brought me through Coote Hill
In a cart In a cart Oh they brought me through Coote Hill In a cart Oh they brought me through Coote Hill And I stopped to make me will Oh the best of friends must part So must I So must I Oh the best of friends must part So must I Up the ladder I did grope Thats no joke Thats no joke Up the ladder I did grope Thats no joke Up the ladder I did grope With a rope around me throat And never spoke a word I spoke Tumbling down Tumbling down And never a word I spoke Tumbling down