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As I did walk by Hampstead Faire
I came upon Mother Goose so I turned her loose she was screaming
And a foreign student said to me
Was it really true there are elephants and lions too in Picadilly Circus

Walked down by the bathing pond to try and catch some sun
Saw at least a hundred school girls sobbing intoHankerchiefs as one
I don’t believe they knew I was a schoolboy

And the bearded lady said to me
If you start your raving and your misbehaving you’ll be sorry
Then the chicken fancy came to play
With his long red beard and his sister weird
she drives a lorry (hmm)

Back down by the putting green I popped them in their holes
Four and twentylaborers were laboring and digging up Their gold
I don’t believe they knew that I was Long John Silver

Saw Johnny Scarecrow make his rounds
In his jet black mac which he won’t give back Stole it from a snowman
As I did walk by Hampstead Faire
I came upon Mother Goose so Iturned her loose she Was screaming

Walked down by the bathing pond to try and catch some sun
Saw at least a hundred school girls sobbing intoHankerchiefs as one
I don’t believe they knew I was a schoolboy.

Outro & Variations

Locomotive Breath — Jethro Tull

Verse:

Play the Am C G Am progression like this

X palm mute string

e———————xxxxxx–|
B———————xxxxxx–|
G———————xxxxxx–|
D—-7-7–10–5–7-7–xxxxxx–|
A—-7-7–10–5–7-7–xxxxxx–|
E—-5-5–8—3–5-5–xxxxxx–| 2x

Then the Am C G E progression

e——————|
B——————|
G—————-9-|
D—-7-7–10–5–9-|
A—-7-7–10–5–7-|
E—-5-5–8—3—-| 1x

Then back to the Am C G Am progression

Verse 1:

In the shuffling madness
Of the locomotive breath
Runs the all time loser
Headlong to his death
Oh he feels the pistons scraping
Steam breaking on his brow

Chorus:

Old Charlie stole the handle
And the train it won’t stop going
Noway to slow down
Ohhhhhhhh!

Verse 2 (same as verse 1):
He sees his children jumping off
At stations one by one
His woman and his best friend
In bed and having fun!
Oh hes crawling down the corridor

On his hands and knees

Chorus:

Old Charlie stole the handle
And the train it won’t stop going
Noway to slow down
A-hey Heey!

Flute Solo
(Play the verse chords)

Verse 3:
He hears the silence howling
Catches angels as they fall
And all the time the winner
Has got him by the balls!
Oh he picks up Gidon’s Bible
Open at page one

Chorus
I thank God he stole the handle
And the train it won’t stop going
No way to slow down

Repeat “No way to slow down” with the Am C G Am progression
and fade out.

“The distinguishing mark of man is the hand,
the instrument with which he does all his mischief…”

–MiScHiEf BrEw–