Oh, me name it is Sam Hall, chimney sweep, chimney sweep Oh, me name it is Sam Hall, chimney sweep Oh, me name it is Sam Hall, and I’ve robbed both great and small And me neck will pay for all, when I die, when I die And me neck will pay for all, when I die I have twenty pounds in store, not one more, not one more I have twenty pounds in store, not one more I have twenty pounds in store and I’ll rob for twenty more For the rich must help the poor, so must I, so must I For the rich must help the poor, so must I Oh they took me to Cootehill, in a cart, in a cart Oh they took me to Cootehill, in a cart Oh they took me to Cootehill where I stopped to make my will Saying the best of friends must part, so must I, so must I Saying the best of friends must part, so must I Up the ladder I did grope, that’s no joke, that’s no joke Up the ladder I did grope, that’s no joke Up the ladder I did grope and the hangman pulled the rope And ne’er a word I spoke, tumbling down, tumbling down And ne’er a word I spoke tumbling down Oh my name it is Sam Hall, chimney sweep, chimney sweep Oh my name it is Sam Hall, chimney sweep Oh my name it is Sam Hall and I’ve robbed both great and small And my neck, it paid for all when I died, when I died And my neck, it paid for all when I died