Rise Up Singing: I've Got Sixpence

A camp song, for me. "Owatonna boys" includes me, but that's the way the girls sang it down at Newfound, so that's the way I learned it.

Traditional Australian (Late 19th century military)
Rise Up Singing chapter: Good Times, p.87
D - - A / D G DA D / D - G - / A - DA D

I've got sixpence, jolly, jolly sixpence
I've got sixpence to last me all my life
I've got tuppence to spend and tuppence to lend
And tuppence to take home to my wife, poor wife

A - D - / E7 - A7 - / D - G - / A - D -
A - D - / A - D - GA / D - G - / A - D -
No cares have I to grieve me
No pretty little maids to deceive me
I'm as happy as a lark, believe me
As we go rolling, rolling home
Rolling home, rolling home
By the light of the silvery moon
Happy is the day when we line up for our pay
When we go rolling rolling home

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[brandoncedarleaf]

My mom used to sing this to me as a baby.. brings back memories

[matthewvaughan]

@brandoncedarleaf Aww. That's sweet. Thanks for saying it. Thanks for watching, too.

[tayloreh]

gorgeous guitar

[matthewvaughan]

@tayloreh It's not mine, but in is nice, isn't it?

[larry2043]

Very nice!!!!!

[matthewvaughan]

@larry2043 Thanks!

[WeAreJuicY]

its from world war 1 donkey

[mxg75]

It was "Happy is the day when the staff gets paid" at my camp.

[bertosvids]

great one matty,,,,wow mate,,,, brings back memories,,,we got rid of imperial back in 1966,,,,still have some of those old coins,,,cheers mate rob

[GetOnThatBoard]

good song!

[matthewvaughan]

@SirCoughsalot Thanks.