There w^Dere three ^Ammen came o^Cut ^Gof the w^Amest^{Asus2 Am Asus2} Their ^Dfortun^Ces f^Amor ^Gto t^Amry ^{Asus2 Am Asus2} And th^Dese three m^Amen made a ^Csol^Gemn ^Amvow^{Asus2 Am Asus2} John ^DBar^Cley^Amcorn m^Gust ^Amdie^{Asus2 Am Asus2 C}They've plowed,they've sown,the've ^Amharrowed ^Am7him i^Amn Threw c^Clods u^Dpon his ^Esus4head ^{E Esus4 E} And ^Dmthese three ^Ammen were sa^Ctis^Gfied^{Am Asus2 Am Asus2} John ^DBar^Cley^Amcorn w^Gas d^Amead^{Asus2 Am Asus2}

They le^Dt him ^Amlie for a ^Cvery l^Gong ^Amtim^Asus2e ^{Am Asus2} Till the ra^Dins f^Crom h^Ameaven d^Gid f^Amall^{Asus2 Am Asus2} And li^Dttle Sir Jo^Amhn sprung ^Cup ^Ghis h^Amead^{Asus2 Am Asus2} And s^Do a^Cmaz^Amed t^Ghem ^Amall^{Asus2 Am Asus2 C}They let him stand 'til m^Amid s^Am7ummer's ^Amday 'til he l^Cooked both^D pale and^Esus4 worn ^{E Esus4 E} And ^Dmlittle Sir J^Amohn's grown a ^Clong, ^Glong^Am be^Asus2ard ^{Am Asus} And s^Do b^Cec^Amome ^Ga ^Amman^{Asus2 Am Asus2}

They've ^Dhired ^Ammen with s^Ccythes ^Gso s^Amhar^Asus2p ^{Am Asus2} To cut ^Dhim ^Coff ^Amat t^Ghe ^Amkne^Asus2e ^{Am Asus2} They r^Dolled him and t^Amied him ^Cby ^Gthe ^Amwai^Asus2st ^{Am Asus2} Serving ^Dhim m^Cost ^Ambar^Gbarou^Amsly^{Asus2 Am Asus2 C}They've hired men with s^Amharp p^Am7itch f^Amorks Who pri^Ccked h^Dim to the^Esus4 heart^{E Esus4 E} And the ^Dmloader he has ^Amserved him ^Cworse th^Gan^Am th^Asus2at ^{Am Asus2} For he's b^Dound h^Cim ^Amto t^Ghe c^Amart^{Asus2 Am Asus2}

They've w^Dheeled him aro^Amund and ar^Cound ^Gin the^Am fi^Asus2eld ^{Am Asus2} 'til they c^Dame ^Con^Amto ^Ga b^Amarn^{Asus2 Am Asus2} And t^Dhere they m^Amade a s^Cole^Gmn o^Amath^{Asus2 Am Asus2} On po^Dor J^Cohn B^Amarl^Geyc^Amorn^{Asus2 Am Asus2 C}They've hired men with the cr^Amab t^Am7ree st^Amicks to c^Cut him s^Dkin from ^Esus4bone ^{E Esus4 E} And the ^Dmmiller he has s^Amerved him w^Corse th^Gan t^Amhat^{Asus2 Am Asus2} For he's gro^Dund him ^Cbetwe^Amen t^Gwo s^Amton^Asus2es ^{Am Asus2}

And l^Dittle Sir ^AmJohn and the ^Cnut^G brown ^Ambow^Asus2l ^{Am Asus2} And he's^D bran^Cdy ^Amin t^Ghe g^Amlas^Asus2s ^{Am Asus2} And li^Dttle Sir Jo^Amhn and the n^Cut ^Gbrown b^Amowl^{Asus2 Am Asus2} Prove^Dd the strong^Amest m^Gan ^Amat ^Asus2last ^{Am Asus2 C}The huntsman, he can't h^Amunt ^Am7the fo^Amx Nor so ^Cloudly ^Dblow his ^Esus4horn ^{E Esus4 E} And the ^DmTinker he ^Amcan't mend ^Ckettle n^Gor p^Amots^{Asus2 Am Asus2} Without ^Da little ^AmBarl^Gycor^Asus2n