The Piper
R. DAWSON & S. FINK
Talked to the Mayor
‘Bout problems with the plague
The Mayor he had to agree, too
Agree to pay
You know I was quick
Picked a pipe
Like they say
Oh, I thought we had
a deal
You reneged
Guess I’ll have to come to
your house
Take ‘em away
Go ahead
While you look at me
Lay your blame
One by one, they jumped on in
That didn’t take too long
One by one, again and again
As I played; I played their song
Did they raise their hands
On the street like they say?
Did they dance in the dirt all the while
The mother’s prayed?
You know the mayor
Didn’t keep his word
I felt betrayed
One by one, they jumped on in
That didn’t take too long
One by one, again and again
As I played; I played their song
I might wear all my colors
Or maybe forest green
You can follow all the others
As they follow me
You can follow me
Best they gather up all
The posies on Saints day
Might take them to the hill
Or to a forgotten cave
And you know I
I’ll get my flute
And Ease the pain
One by one, they jumped on in
That didn’t take too long
One by one, again and again
As I played; I played their song
One by one, they jumped on in
That didn’t take too long
One by one, again and again
As I played; I played their song
Instruments and Vocals: Steven Fink
F Am
Talked to the mayor
Bb C
About problems with the plague
Dm Bb
The mayor had to agree, too
F
Agree to pay
C
You know I was quick
Dm
Picked a pipe
EbM7
And led the way
F Am Bb
Oh I thought we had a deal
C
You reneged
Dm Bb
Guess I’ll have to come to your house
F
Take ‘em away
C Dm
Go ahead, while you look at me
EbM7
Lay your blame
Bb C Dm
One by one they jumped on in
F C
It didn’t take too long
Bb C Dm
One by one, again and again
F C
As I played; I played this song
F Am Bb
Did they raise their hands on the street
C
Like they say?
Dm Bb
Did they dance on the dirt all the while
F
While mother’s prayed?
C
Know the mayor
Dm
Didn’t keep his word
EbM7
And I felt betrayed
Bb C Dm
One by one they jumped on in
F C
It didn’t take too long
Bb C Dm
One by one, again and again
F C
As I played; I played this song
G
And I might wear all my colors
EbM7
Or maybe forest green
F Am
You can follow all the others
Bb C
Or they can follow me
Db Bb
You can follow me
F Am Bb
Best they gather up all the posies
C
On Saints Day
Dm Bb
Or take them to the hill
F
Or the forgotten cave
C
And you know I
Dm
I’ll get my flute
EbM7
And ease the pain
Bb C Dm
One by one they jumped on in
F C
It didn’t take too long
Bb C Dm
One by one, again and again
F C
As I played; I played this song