Down At The Old Bull And Bush Song Lyrics And Guitar Chords

Music composed by Harry von Tilzer; lyrics by Andrew B. Sterling sung by Florrie Forde. Also recorded for The Muppet Show. An English music hall song written around 1905. Guitar chords are suitable for the mandolin / banjo.

Key of D Major
[D]Talk about the shade of the [G]sheltering palm
[A]Praise the bamboo tree
with it's [D]wide spreading charm,
[D]There's a little nook
down near [G]old Hampstead Town,
You [A]know the place it has one great renown,
[D]Often with my sweetheart on a [G]bright Summers day,
To [A]the little pub there my [D]footsteps will stray,
[D]If she hesitates when she [G]looks at the [A]sign,
Promptly I whisper, [A7]"Now do not decline."

[D]Come, come, come and make eyes at me
[A]down at the Old Bull and Bush,
Da, da, da, da, da,
[A]Come, come, drink some port wine with me,
[G]Down at the Old Bull and [D]Bush,
[D]Hear the little German Band,
Da, da, da, da, da,
Just let me[G] hold your hand [D]dear,
[D]Do, do come and have a drink or two
[A]down at the Old Bull and [D]Bush.

Key Of C
[C]Talk about the shade of the [F]sheltering palm
[G]Praise the bamboo tree
with it's [C]wide spreading charm,
[C]There's a little nook
down near [F]old Hampstead Town,
You [G]know the place it has one great renown,
[C]Often with my sweetheart on a [F]bright Summers day,
To [G]the little pub there my [C]footsteps will stray,
[C]If she hesitates when she [F]looks at the [G]sign,
Promptly I whisper, [G7]"Now do not decline."

[C]Come, come, come and make eyes at me
[G]down at the Old Bull and Bush,
Da, da, da, da, da,
[G]Come, come, drink some port wine with me,
[F]Down at the Old Bull and [C]Bush,
[C]Hear the little German Band,
Da, da, da, da, da,
Just let me[F] hold your hand [C]dear,
[C]Do, do come and have a drink or two
[G]down at the Old Bull and [C]Bush.

Key of G Major.
[G]Talk about the shade of the [C]sheltering palm
[D]Praise the bamboo tree
with it's [G]wide spreading charm,
[G]There's a little nook
down near [C]old Hampstead Town,
You [D]know the place it has one great renown,
[G]Often with my sweetheart on a [C]bright Summers day,
To [D]the little pub there my [G]footsteps will stray,
[G]If she hesitates when she [C]looks at the [D]sign,
Promptly I whisper, [D7]"Now do not decline."

[G]Come, come, come and make eyes at me
[D]down at the Old Bull and Bush,
Da, da, da, da, da,
[D]Come, come, drink some port wine with me,
[C]Down at the Old Bull and [G]Bush,
[G]Hear the little German Band,
Da, da, da, da, da,
Just let me[C] hold your hand [G]dear,
[G]Do, do come and have a drink or two
[D]down at the Old Bull and [G]Bush.