Sam Hall Lyrics - The Dubliners Essential Collection - Dubliners

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

Oh my name it is Sam Hall chimney sweep 

Oh my name it is Sam Hall and I've robbed both great 

And small 

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

And my neck will pay for all when I die 

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

Not all 

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

I have twenty 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 took me to Cootehill in a cart, in a cart 

Oh they took me to Cootehill in a cart 

Oh they took me to Cootehill where I stopped to make my 

Will 

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

Must I 

Saying 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 

And ne'er a word I spoke, tumbling down, tumbling down 

And ne'er a word I spoke tumbling down 

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

Oh my name it is Sam Hall chimney sweep 

Oh my name it is Sam Hall and I've robbed both great 

And small 

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

And my neck will pay for all when I die