Fairport Convention – Cell Song (Ukulele)

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There's a tiny little window and the sun comes shining through

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Dancing with the dust that's in my cell

          C                                  F
There's a sparrow sitting on the sill and he stays for a minute or two

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But he's frightened by the ringing of the bell

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There's a bed that I must lie on when at night I take my rest

      C                                  F       G
And a chair for me to sit on through the day

    C                      F
The men who wait beside me always know what's best

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For a man who doesn't have too much to say

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Throw a laugh into the corner, blow a tear against the wall

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Learn a game to play, improve the mind

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Confess your sins, you sinner, and think how the seconds fall

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Leave all earthly cares and woes behind

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And when my short affair with life is ended and I'm gone

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Will you tell the world the story of John Lee?

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All you see is nothing and yet everything lives on

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I was born to pay the hangman's fee