My Son John

This is a traditional song. I heard it on an album of Old English Folk Songs recorded by Tim Hart and Maddy Prior in the 1960s, before they joined Steeleye Span. It's called My Son John. My Son John Am C G My son John was tall and slim Am And he had a leg for every limb. G7 C G But now he's got no legs at all, Am G For he run a race with a cannonball. Am G With my rue dum dah, fol de riddle dah Am C G Am Whack fol de riddle with my rue dum dah “Oh were you deaf, were you blind When you left your two fine legs behind? Or was it sailing on the sea Wore your two fine legs right down to the knee?” “I was not deaf, I was not blind When I left my two fine legs behind, Nor was it sailing on the sea Wore my two fine legs right down to the knee. “For I was tall, I was slim, I had a leg for every limb, But now I've got no legs at all, They were both shot away by a cannonball.” With my rue dum dah, fol de riddle dah Whack fol de riddle with my rue dum dah Trad.