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Folk-Song from the northwest of the USA – Alternative title: Old Settler’s Song, Lay of the Old Settler, Rosin the Beau, ..., Text and melody: Francis D. Henry (1874), arranged by Mjchael and Paniolo
- Guitar
- Ukulele (gcea)
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Acres Of Clams edit
- 1st Verse
- I've [C]wandered all over this country, prospecting and digging for [Am]gold
- I've [C]tunneled, hydraulicked and cradled and I nearly [G7]froze in the [C]cold
- And [C]I nearly froze in the cold (me boys), and I nearly froze in the [Am]cold
- I've [C]tunneled, hydraulicked and cradled and I nearly[G7]froze in the[C]cold
- 2nd Verse
- For[C]one who got wealthy by mining, I saw many hundreds get[Am]poor
- I[C]made up my mind to go digging for something a[G7]little more[C]sure
- For[C]something a little more sure (me boys), for something a little more[Am]sure
- I[C]made up my mind to go digging for something a[G7]little more[C]sure
- 3rd Verse
- I[C]rolled up my grub in my blanket, I left all my tools on the[Am]ground
- I[C]started one morning to shank it for the country they[G7]call Puget[C]Sound
- For the[C]country they call Puget Sound (me boys), for the country they call Puget[Am]Sound
- I[C]started one morning to shank it for the country they[G7]call Puget[C]Sound
- Last Verse
- No[C]longer a slave of ambition, I laugh at the world and its[Am]shams
- And I[C]think of my happy condition, surrounded by[G7]acres of[C]clams
- Sur-[C]rounded by acres of clams (me boys), surrounded by acres of[Am]clams
- And I[C]think of my happy condition, surrounded by[G7]acres of[C]clams