I
       C (x32010@1)                  FOh! (133211@1)I wish I had someone to love me,
G7 (320001@1)                      CSomeone (x32010@1)to call me their own.
                            FOh! (133211@1)I wish I had someone to live with, 
          G (320003@1)               CCause (x32010@1)I'm tired of livin' alone.

                 II
         C (x32010@1)                      FI'll (133211@1)be carried to the new jail tomorrow,
        G7 (320001@1)              C (x32010@1)
Leaving my poor darling alone
                           F (133211@1)With cold prison bars all around me
        G7 (320001@1)               CAnd (x32010@1)my head on a pillow of stone.

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                 III
      C (x32010@1)                      FNow (133211@1)I have a grand ship on the ocean
     G7 (320001@1)                    C (x32010@1)All mounted with silver and gold
                                FAnd (133211@1)before my poor darling would suffer
          G7 (320001@1)                       C (x32010@1)Oh! that ship would be anchored and sold

                  IV
       C (x32010@1)                 FNow (133211@1)if I had wings like an angel
       G7 (320001@1)                      COver (x32010@1)these prison walls I would fly
                                   FAnd (133211@1)I'd fly to the arms of my poor darlin'
      G7 (320001@1)                  CAnd (x32010@1)there I'd be willing to die