Biography:
Paul Clayton (born Paul Clayton Worthington; March 3, 1931 – March 30, 1967) was an American folksinger and folklorist who was prominent in the folk music revival of the 1950s and 1960s.
A graduate of the University of Virginia, where he earned a master's degree in Folklore, Clayton specialized in traditional music, primarily New England sea shanties and ballads as well as Appalachian songs. He became interested in the first of these as a youngster and began playing guitar as a teen.
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C* E* C* G*
[Chorus]
C* E* Am*
It ain't no use to sit and sigh now, darlin
D* Dm* G*
And it ain't no use to sit and cry now
E* Em* Am* F*
T'ain't no use to sit and wonder why, darlin
C* G* C
Just wonder who's gonna buy you ribbons when I'm gone
[verse 1]
C E Am
So times on the railroad gettin' hard, babe
D Dm G
I woke up last night and saw it snow
C E Am A
Remember what you said to me last summer
D Dm G
When you saw me walkin' down that road
[Chorus]
C E Am
It ain't no use to sit and sigh now, darlin
D Dm G
And it ain't no use to sit and cry now
C Em Am F
T'ain't no use to sit and wonder why, darlin
C G C
Just wonder who's gonna buy you ribbons when I'm gone
[Verse 2]
C E Am
So I'm walkin' down that long, lonesome road
D Dm G
You're the one that made me travel on
C E Am
But still I can't help wonderin' on my way
D Dm G
Who's gonna buy you ribbons when I'm gone?
[Chorus]
C E Am
It ain't no use to sit and sigh now, darlin
D Dm G
And it ain't no use to sit and cry now
C Em Am F*
T'ain't no use to sit and wonder why, darlin
C* G* C
Just wonder who's gonna buy you ribbons when I'm gone
[Chorus]
C* E* Am*
It ain't no use to sit and sigh now, darlin
D* Dm* G*
And it ain't no use to sit and cry now
E* Em* Am* F*
T'ain't no use to sit and wonder why, darlin
C* G* C
Just wonder who's gonna buy you ribbons when I'm gone
[verse 1]
C E Am
So times on the railroad gettin' hard, babe
D Dm G
I woke up last night and saw it snow
C E Am A
Remember what you said to me last summer
D Dm G
When you saw me walkin' down that road
[Chorus]
C E Am
It ain't no use to sit and sigh now, darlin
D Dm G
And it ain't no use to sit and cry now
C Em Am F
T'ain't no use to sit and wonder why, darlin
C G C
Just wonder who's gonna buy you ribbons when I'm gone
[Verse 2]
C E Am
So I'm walkin' down that long, lonesome road
D Dm G
You're the one that made me travel on
C E Am
But still I can't help wonderin' on my way
D Dm G
Who's gonna buy you ribbons when I'm gone?
[Chorus]
C E Am
It ain't no use to sit and sigh now, darlin
D Dm G
And it ain't no use to sit and cry now
C Em Am F*
T'ain't no use to sit and wonder why, darlin
C* G* C
Just wonder who's gonna buy you ribbons when I'm gone
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