Misc Traditional – Johnny Come Down To Hilo (Guitar)

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[Verse 1]
E
A good old man come a-rollin by,

                                 B7
Says aye old man you’re horse’ll die

E                           B7       E


[Chorus]
[tab]E
O wake her, O shake her

                          B7
O wake that lady with the blue dress on

E                           B7       E
Johnny come down to Hilo my good old man.
[Verse 2]
E
I found me a gal across the sea

                             B7
She’s a raven beauty and she said to me

E                           B7       E
Johnny come down to Hilo my good old man.
[Chorus]
E
O wake her, O shake her

                          B7
O wake that lady with the blue dress on

E                           B7       E
Johnny come down to Hilo my good old man.
[Verse 3]
E
In Hilo town I met a gal

                                     B7
She looked like a horse I knew named Sal

E                           B7       E
Johnny come down to Hilo my good old man.
  [Chorus]
E
O wake her, O shake her

                          B7
O wake that lady with the blue dress on

E                           B7       E
Johnny come down to Hilo my good old man.
[Verse 4]
E
The funniest thing I ever saw

                                        B7
Was the first mate eating some chickens raw

E                           B7       E
Johnny come down to Hilo my good old man.
[Chorus]
E
O wake her, O shake her

                          B7
O wake that lady with the blue dress on

E                           B7       E
Johnny come down to Hilo my good old man.
[Verse 5]
E
The first mate he is very bad

                               B7
But the Captain is the devil’s Dad

E                           B7       E
Johnny come down to Hilo my good old man.
[Chorus]
E
O wake her, O shake her

                          B7
O wake that lady with the blue dress on

E                           B7       E
Johnny come down to Hilo my good old man.