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Pigs Cant Swim

Irish Rovers
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I  once had a pig that loved  me.
 He lived in a shed in the country.
 In a middle class district of Dunfries.
But  a sad kind of pig was he.
Pigs  can't swim and pigs  can't fly
 But Pigs can see the wind  go by.
 Pigs make lovely household  friends.
 When winter comes then summer  ends.
Each  week that lofty beasty  -
 Would beg with eyes so misty.
 To take him over to England.
His  life's dream to fulfill.
He  wants to plunge into the channel
 Swim to France would be his gamble
 Florence Chadwick couldn't hold a candle
To  such a daring pig as he.
 (This verse sung in pigs perspective - silly falsetto)
So  then I came up to him askin'
 will our friendship not be lastin'
 and he told me I was graspin'
and  he needed to be free!
So  will you take me there tomorrow
 In a pigs eye I said with sorrow
 So he drown himself in the bath  tub (Naughty Boy)
And  I had pork chops with my tea!
Early  in the morning
 so early in the morning
 so early in the morning
before  the break of day

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Readable chord sheet for Pigs Cant Swim by Irish Rovers

[G]I once had a pig that [D]loved me.
He lived in a shed in the [G]country.
In a middle class district of [C]Dunfries.
[D]But a sad kind of pig was [G]he.

[G]Pigs can't swim and [D]pigs can't fly
But Pigs can see the [G]wind go by.
Pigs make lovely [D]household friends.
When winter comes then [G]summer ends.

[G]Each week that lofty [D]beasty -
Would beg with eyes so [G]misty.
To take him over to [C]England.
[D]His life's dream to [G]fulfill.

[G]He wants to plunge into the [D]channel
Swim to France would be his [G]gamble
Florence Chadwick couldn't hold a [C]candle
[D]To such a daring pig as [G]he.

(This verse sung in pigs perspective - silly falsetto)
[G]So then I came up to him [D]askin'
will our friendship not be [G]lastin'
and he told me I was [C]graspin'
[D]and he needed to be [G]free!

[G]So will you take me there [D]tomorrow
In a pigs eye I said with [G]sorrow
So he drown himself in the [C]bath tub (Naughty Boy)
[D]And I had pork chops with my [G]tea!

[G]Early in the [D]morning
so early in the [G]morning
so early in the [C]morning
[D]before the break of [G]day

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