Acres of Clams

Traditional – Alternatieve titel: Old Settler’s Song, Lay of the Old Settler, Rosin the Beau, ...
Tekst en melodie: Francis D. Henry (1874)
Arrangement door Pianolo

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Acres Of Clams

1^e strofe: I'veSjabloon:Crdwandered all over this country, prospecting and digging forSjabloon:Crdgold; I'veSjabloon:Crdtunneled, hydraulicked and cradled and I nearlySjabloon:Crdfroze in theSjabloon:Crdcold; AndSjabloon:CrdI nearly froze in the cold (me boys), and I nearly froze in theSjabloon:Crdcold; I'veSjabloon:Crdtunneled, hydraulicked and cradled and I nearlySjabloon:Crdfroze in theSjabloon:Crdcold

2^e strofe: ForSjabloon:Crdone who got wealthy by mining, I saw many hundreds getSjabloon:Crdpoor; ISjabloon:Crdmade up my mind to go digging for something aSjabloon:Crdlittle moreSjabloon:Crdsure; ForSjabloon:Crdsomething a little more sure (me boys), for something a little moreSjabloon:Crdsure; ISjabloon:Crdmade up my mind to go digging for something aSjabloon:Crdlittle moreSjabloon:Crdsure

3^e strofe: ISjabloon:Crdrolled up my grub in my blanket, I left all my tools on theSjabloon:Crdground; ISjabloon:Crdstarted one morning to shank it for the country theySjabloon:Crdcall PugetSjabloon:CrdSound; For theSjabloon:Crdcountry they call Puget Sound (me boys), for the country they call PugetSjabloon:CrdSound; ISjabloon:Crdstarted one morning to shank it for the country theySjabloon:Crdcall PugetSjabloon:CrdSound

Laatste strofe: NoSjabloon:Crdlonger a slave of ambition, I laugh at the world and itsSjabloon:Crdshams; And ISjabloon:Crdthink of my happy condition, surrounded bySjabloon:Crdacres ofSjabloon:Crdclams; Sur-Sjabloon:Crdrounded by acres of clams (me boys), surrounded by acres ofSjabloon:Crdclams; And ISjabloon:Crdthink of my happy condition, surrounded bySjabloon:Crdacres ofSjabloon:Crdclams

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