The Owl and the Pussycat
  Lyrics: Edward Lear (PD);   Music: Farewell Sweet Lovely Nancy (Trad)

\performance{Sing it in A; works well with multi-part harmony.} 

    intro: one verse guitar and flute
    G                      C       G
The Owl and the Pussy-cat went to sea
                D7        G
In a beautiful pea green boat,
                            C        G
They took some honey, and plenty of money,
                 D7         G
Wrapped up in a five pound note.
    C    G        C        G     C
The Owl looked up to the stars above,
G    C   G              D7
And sang to a small guitar,
    G               C        G
'O lovely Pussy! O Pussy my love,
                  D7       G
What a beautiful Pussy you are,

       G                    C        G
Pussy said to the Owl, 'You elegant fowl!
                 D7       G
How charmingly sweet you sing!
                          C            G
O let us be married! too long we have tarried:
                  D7        G
But what shall we do for a ring?'
      C     G      C     G          C
They sailed away, for a year and a day,
G       C     G                   D7
To the land where the Bong-tree grows
      G                C          G
And there in a wood a Piggy-wig stood
                   D7          G
With a ring at the end of his nose,

       G                       C             G
'Dear pig, are you willing to sell for one shilling
                      D7        G
Your ring?' Said the Piggy, 'I will.'
                                C            G
So they took it away, and were married next day
                   D7           G
By the Turkey who lives on the hill.
      C        G     C     G         C
They dined on mince, and slices of quince,
  G        C    G                D7
Which they ate with a runcible spoon;
     G                   C            G
And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand,
                    D7           G
They danced by the light of the moon,


The words here are, of course, as we perform them.  The arrangement is by
Oak, Ash, and Thorn.


Online:
    http://Steve.Savitzky.net/Songs/owl-and-the-pussycat/lyrics.chords.txt

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