PLAY

Home Page                                                                                                                       Beginners Page

Old Dan Tucker

Traditioal Folk Song, Composed by Dan Emmett  (Composer of  "Dixie")  - 1844

Verse:
G	-	-	D7              G
-	-	-	D7              G
Chorus:
G	C	D7	G
-	C	D7	G     (repeat all twice)

8-beat intro.  Play 4-beats for each cell, reading from left to right.

_______

 

Verse:

Old Dan Tucker's a fine old man,  Washed his face with in a fryin' pan,
Combed his hair with a waggon wheel,  Died with a tooth ache in his heel.

 

Old Tucker he comes to town,  Swings the ladies 'round and 'round.
Swings one east, and he swings one west,  Swings with the one he loves the best.

 

Old Dan Tucker he comes to town,  Ridin' a billy goat, leadin' a hound,
Hound dog barked and the billy goat jumped,  Threw Old Dan Tucker on a stump.

 

Chorus:

Get out the way,  Old Dan Tucker,  You're too late to get your supper.
Get out the way,  Old Dan Tucker,  You're too late to get your supper.

_______

 

Watch Grandpa Jones perform "Old Dan Tucker" (youtube)

 

Listen to Homer and The Barnstormers perform "Old Dan Tucker" with Buck Trent on banjo (mp3)

_______

 

Arranged by Jim Bottorff

 

This Chord Chart may not appear correctly with some browsers.  It should be viewed with a full size window.  

The chord names should appear in single rows.   Let me know of any problems.

email: jbott@ix.netcom.com