Standard (EADGBE)

 Oh, me name it is Sam Hall,

 chimney sweep, chimney sweep

 Oh, me name it is Sam Hall,

 chimney sweep

 Oh, me name it is Sam Hall,

 and I've robbed both great and small

 And me neck will pay for all,

 when I die, when I die

 And me neck will pay for all,

 when I die

 I have twenty pounds in store,

 that's not all, that's not all

 I have twenty pounds in store,

 that's not all

 I have twenty pounds in store,

 and I'd rob for twenty more

 For the rich must help the poor,

 so must I, so must I

 For the rich must help the poor,

 so must I

 Oh, they took me to Coothill,

 in a cart, in a cart

 Oh, they took me to Coothill,

 in a cart

 Oh, they took me to Coothill,

 where I stopped to make my will

 For the best of friends must part,

 so must I, so must I

 For the best of friends must part,

 so must I

 Up the ladder I did grope,

 that's no joke, that's no joke

 Up the ladder I did grope,

 that's no joke

 Up the ladder I did grope,

 and the hangman he pulled his rope

 But ne'ar a word I spoke,

 tumbling down, tumbling down

 But ne'ar a word I spoke,

 tumbling down

 Oh, me name it is Sam Hall,

 chimney sweep, chimney sweep

 Oh, me name it is Sam Hall,

 chimney sweep

 Oh, me name it is Sam Hall,

 and I've robbed both great and small

 And me neck will pay for all,

 when I die, when I die

 And me neck will pay for all,

 when I die