Words and music Bob Dylan
Released on The Basement Tapes (1967/1975)
Tabbed by Eyolf Østrem
Capo 4th fret (sounding key C# major)
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Well, I've already had two beers
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I'm ready for the broom
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Please, Missus Henry, won't you
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Take me to my room?
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I'm a good ol' boy
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But I've been sniffin' too many eggs
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Talkin' to too many people
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Drinkin' too many kegs
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Please, Missus Henry, Missus Henry, please!
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Please, Missus Henry, Missus Henry, please!
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I'm down on my knees
An' I ain't got a dime
Well, I'm groanin' in a hallway Pretty soon I'll be mad Please, Missus Henry, won't you Take me to your dad? I can drink like a fish I can crawl like a snake I can bite like a turkey I can slam like a drake
Please, Missus Henry, Missus Henry, please! Please, Missus Henry, Missus Henry, please! I'm down on my knees An' I ain't got a dime
Now, don't crowd me, lady Or I'll fill up your shoe I'm a sweet bourbon daddy An' tonight I am blue I'm a thousand years old And I'm a generous bomb I'm T-boned and punctured But I'm known to be calm
Please, Missus Henry, Missus Henry, please! Please, Missus Henry, Missus Henry, please! I'm down on my knees An' I ain't got a dime
Now, I'm startin' to drain My stool's gonna squeak If I walk too much farther My crane's gonna leak Look, Missus Henry There's only so much I can do Why don't you look my way An' pump me a few?
Please, Missus Henry, Missus Henry, please! Please, Missus Henry, Missus Henry, please! I'm down on my knees An' I ain't got a dime