Oh, my name it is Sam Hall, chimney sweep, chimney sweep
Oh, my name it is Sam Hall, chimney sweep
Well, my name it is Sam Hall and I've robbed both great and small
And my neck will pay for all when I die, when I die
And my neck will pay for all when I die

I have twenty pounds in store, that's not all, that's not all
I have twenty pounds in store, that's not all
I have twenty pounds in store and I'll rob me a 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

Then they took me to Cootehill in a cart, in a cart
Then they took me to Cootehill in a cart
Well, 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
Oh, 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, when the hangman pulled the rope
Oh, and ne'er a word I spoke, tumbling down, tumbling down
Oh, and ne'er a word I spoke tumbling down

Traditional. Performed by Tale/Theo Niessink.