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verse 1:
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In Yarmouth Town there lived a man
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And he kept a little tavern by the strand
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The landlord had a daughter fair
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A pretty little thing with the golden hair
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Oh, won't you come down
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Won't you come down
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Won't you come down to Yarmouth Town
Oh, won't you come down
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Won't you come down
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Won't you come down to Yarmouth Town
verse 2:
Now, in this tavern was a sailor man
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And he asked the daughter for her hand
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'Why should I marry you' she said
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'When I get all I want without being wed'
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Oh, won't you come down
C
Won't you come down
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Won't you come down to Yarmouth Town
Oh, won't you come down
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Won't you come down
D G
Won't you come down to Yarmouth Town
verse 3:
'But if with me you want to linger
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I'll tie a piece of string all around me finger
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And all you have to do is pull on the string
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And I'll come down and I'll let you in'
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Oh, won't you come down
C
Won't you come down
D G
Won't you come down to Yarmouth Town
Oh, won't you come down
C
Won't you come down
D G
Won't you come down to Yarmouth Town
verse 4:
And at closing time the sailor man
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Went back to the tavern by the strand
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He'd never seen such a sight before
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For the string on her finger was all she wore
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Oh, won't you come down
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Won't you come down
D G
Won't you come down to Yarmouth Town
Oh, won't you come down
C
Won't you come down
D G
Won't you come down to Yarmouth Town
VERSE 5:
The sailor played the whole night through
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And then in the morning went back to the crew
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He told them all, the daughter fair
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The pretty little thing with the golden hair
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Oh, won't you come down
C
Won't you come down
D G
Won't you come down to Yarmouth Town
Oh, won't you come down
C
Won't you come down
D G
Won't you come down to Yarmouth Town
VERSE 6:
The news it soon got all around
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And the very next night in Yarmouth Town
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There was fifteen sailors pulling on the string
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She came down and she let them all in
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Oh, won't you come down
C
Won't you come down
D G
Won't you come down to Yarmouth Town
Oh, won't you come down
C
Won't you come down
D G
Won't you come down to Yarmouth Town
VERSE 7:
So, all young men that to Yarmouth go
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To see a little girl with her hair hung low
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All you got to do is pull on the string
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She'll come down and she'll let you all in
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Oh, won't you come down
C
Won't you come down
D G
Won't you come down to Yarmouth Town
Oh, won't you come down
C
Won't you come down
D G
Won't you come down to Yarmouth Town
Won't you come down
C
Won't you come down
D G
Won't you come down to Yarmouth Town
Oh, won't you come down
C
Won't you come down
D G
Won't you come down to Yarmouth Town
Won't you come down
C
Won't you come down
D G
Won't you come down to Yarmouth Town
Oh, won't you come down
C
Won't you come down
D G
Won't you come down to Yarmouth Town
Written by Liam Clancy