Biography:
Jake Thackray (27 February, 1938 - 24 December, 2002) was a singer-songwriter in the tradition of French chansonniers such as his friend and inspiration Georges Brassens. Born in Yorkshire and educated at the highly respected University of Durham, Thackray became a teacher in the early 1960s and started singing, both in folk clubs and to amuse his students. He became a familiar figure on television in the late 1960s, often composing a new song every week.
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Old Molly Metcalfe counting sheep
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Yan tan tether mether pip she counted
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Up upon Swaledale steep and bleak
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Yan tan tether mether pip she said.
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Grow little sheep come hail come snow
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Yan tan tether mether pip she counted
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Fine warm wool for a gentleman's shoulderblades
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Yan tan tether mether pip she said.
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Over the heather when the weather is cold
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Yan tan tether mether pip she counted
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Stiff Molly Metcalfe goes bow-leggedly
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Yan tan tether mether pip she said.
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Grow little sheep, come hail come rain
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Yan tan tether mether pip she counted
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Fine warm wool for a lady's counterpane,
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Yan tan tether mether pip she said.
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On her back in the bracken with frozen bones
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Yan tan tether mether pip she counted
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Daft Molly Metcalfe sings alone
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Yan tan tether mether pip she said.
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Grow little sheep, come death come dark
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Yan tan tether mether pip she counted
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No such wool for Old Molly Metcalfe,
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Yan tan tether mether pip she said.
Old Molly Metcalfe counting sheep
Am E Am
Yan tan tether mether pip she counted
Am F E
Up upon Swaledale steep and bleak
Am E Am
Yan tan tether mether pip she said.
Am F E
Grow little sheep come hail come snow
Am E Am
Yan tan tether mether pip she counted
Am F E
Fine warm wool for a gentleman's shoulderblades
Am E Am
Yan tan tether mether pip she said.
Am F E
Over the heather when the weather is cold
Am E Am
Yan tan tether mether pip she counted
Am F E
Stiff Molly Metcalfe goes bow-leggedly
Am E Am
Yan tan tether mether pip she said.
Am F E
Grow little sheep, come hail come rain
Am E Am
Yan tan tether mether pip she counted
Am F E
Fine warm wool for a lady's counterpane,
Am E Am
Yan tan tether mether pip she said.
Am F E
On her back in the bracken with frozen bones
Am E Am
Yan tan tether mether pip she counted
Am F E
Daft Molly Metcalfe sings alone
Am E Am
Yan tan tether mether pip she said.
Am F E
Grow little sheep, come death come dark
Am E Am
Yan tan tether mether pip she counted
Am F E
No such wool for Old Molly Metcalfe,
Am E Am
Yan tan tether mether pip she said.
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