Boo Hoo (Ukulele original song)

Virgil went to Jackson town
Tried to help his daughter
She was livin' with a ghost; boo, hoo

Stuck that bla'guard with a pick
Shoulda seen him holler
Lucky girl stood cryin' there, boo, hoo

Help me, help me, I've another man to kill
Bought his Pullman with my baby's bones
And if I don't make it home, well ... boo, hoo

Slipped aboard the midnight train
Headin' for the border
Porter Charon wants his dime, boo, hoo

Rollin' on this railroad bridge
Life is gettin' shorter
Headin' off across the Styx, boo, hoo

Sittin', waitin' for the boss
In the club car corner
But I think the word is out, boo, hoo

Pinkertons come blazing hot
In the name of order
Now I'm bleedin' on the track, boo, hoo




(C, Bb, Ab, G) Virgil went to Jackson town
(C, Bb, Ab, G) Tried to help his daughter
(C, Bb, Ab, G; C, Bb, Ab, G x3) She was livin' with a ghost; boo, hoo
(C, Bb, Ab, G) Stuck that blackguard with a pick
(C, Bb, Ab, G) Shoulda seen him holler
(C, Bb, Ab, G; C, Bb, Ab, G x3) Lucky girl stood cryin' there, boo, hoo
(Ab)Help me, help me, I've (Bb)another man to kill
(Eb)Bought his Pullman with my baby's (Ab)bones
(Ab)And if I don't (Bb) make it home, well...
(C, Bb, Ab, G, C) Boo, hoo, boo, hoo, boo hoo, boo hoo
(C, Bb, Ab, G) Slipped aboard the midnight train
(C, Bb, Ab, G) Headin' for the border
(C, Bb, Ab, G; C, Bb, Ab, G x3) Porter Charon wants his dime, boo, hoo
Ab, Bb, Eb, Ab, Bb; C, Bb, Ab, G x 3
(C, Bb, Ab, G) Rollin' on this railroad bridge
(C, Bb, Ab, G) Life is gettin' shorter
(C, Bb, Ab, G; C, Bb, Ab, G x3) Headin' off across the Styx, boo, hoo
(C, Bb, Ab, G) Sittin', waitin' for the boss
(C, Bb, Ab, G) In the club car corner
(C, Bb, Ab, G; C, Bb, Ab, G x3) But I think the word is out, boo, hoo
(C, Bb, Ab, G) Pinkertons come blazing hot
(C, Bb, Ab, G) In the name of order
(C, Bb, Ab, G; C, Bb, Ab, G x3) Now I'm bleedin' on the track ...
Boo, hoo, boo, hoo, boo hoo, boo hoo

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[tavedek]

Fantastic!Straight to my favourites,thank you Bruce!

[uke5417]

Thanks, Gwendal. Comments like that make me think I'm on the right track.

[Sharkwell]

They all said it already and I can only join in the praise now, having discovered it so late! It's a true gem! Kind folks like PJ Harvey, Nick Cave and...even Gershwin come to my mind, why is that... Classy master piece, and I think I'm going to practise hard to play and sing it :o) Thanks for sharing this, Bruce!

[uke5417]

Thanks, Nic. The idea of someone so many thousands of miles away playing the song makes my day. That is the coolest!

[ruth7784]

Wow, I love this, so faved! :-) X

[uke5417]

Thanks, Ruth! You're a champ.

[alanfromdarwen]

brilliant love it bruce.

[waterdog226]

It is a ....haunting kind of song.

[glorygrl1997]

Bruce, I love it! This is a very interesting song...great job! ~

[agrlfmtx]

THIS IS COOL!!! Did all the things i can do with this one: FAV, SUB, Thumbs UP, and 5 STARS!! Thanks for the comment to my song so I could find this treasure!! t:)

[tomthacker]

awesome!! I love it!!

[ukulelepe]

real cool!!!