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^C#7Take good care of what you've got My ^F#father said to me As he ^C#7puffed his pipe and baby B He ^F#dandled on his knee Don't fool with ^F#7fools who'll ^Bturn a^D7way Keep ^C#7all good compa^F#ny Oo^C#7hoo Oo^F#hoo Take care of ^F#7those you ^Bcall your ^D7own And ^C#7keep good compa^F#ny

Soon I grew and happy too My very good friends and me We'd play all day with Sally J The girl from number four And very soon I begged her Won't you keep me company? Oohoo oohoo oohoo oohoo Come marry me for evermore We'll be good company

Now ^D#7marriage is an institution ^G#misure My ^C#wife and I our needs and nothing ^F#more ^D#7 All my ^G#mifriends by a year by and by disappeared But we're ^Bmsafe enough behind our ^Bdoor

I flourished in my humble trade My reputation grew The work devoured my waking hours But when my time was through Reward of all my efforts My own Limited Company

^F#I hardly noticed ^F#7Sally ^Bas we ^D7parted compa^Bmny ^C# ^xx444xAll through the ^xx344xyears in the ^xx244xend it a^xx644xppears There was ^Bmnever really any^Bm7one but ^Bme

Now I'm old I puff my pipe But no one's there to see I ponder on the lesson of My life's insanity Take care of those you call your own And keep good company