Intro: G G G G G C G G G G G D G (Bo Diddley beat) X2
GEm
In Yarmouth town there lived a man
CC/BAmD
He had a little tavern by the strand
GEmC
And the landlord had a daughter fair
CGAmD
pretty little thing with golden hair
CHORUS:
GC
Won't you come down, won't you come down
GDG
Won't you come down to Yarmouth town
Repeat Intro
GEm
One night there came a sailor man
CAmD
he asked the daughter for her hand
GEmC
Well, I won't marry you she said
CGAmD
I have all I want without being wed
GEm
but if with me you'd like to linger
CAmD
I'll tie some string all around my finger
GEmC
As you walk by, pull on my string
CGAmD
and I'll come down and let you right in
CHORUS X2, Intro X1
GEm
Well, the very next day at closing time
CAmD
the sailor man goes off to the strand
GEmC
And as he walks by pulls on that string
CGAmD
She came down and let him right in
GEmC
Well, he's never seen such a sight before
CGAmD
the string around her finger was all she wore
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CHORUS X2, Intro X1
GEm
So all you men who to Yarmouth go
CAmD
If ya see those girls with their hair hung low
GEmC
all you gotta do is pull their strings
CGAmD
and they'll come down and let you right in
CHORUS X4, Intro X1