[INTRO:] G        F   C G/B Am7 G

[VERSE 1:]

Listen and I'll tell you a tale about a man
                    Bb      G
Lived long ago in a magical land

Made himself a fiddle with a bow just right
                          Bb         G
Played all morning and he played all night


[CHORUS:]
     C                              G
They sang and they fiddled and they danced every tune
      D                           F          G
From 'Hey Diddle, Diddle' to 'The Cow In The Moon'
     C              G
From 1:00pm till an hour past noon
         F                C           G
From the day after May to just before June


[INSTRUMENTAL:] G        F   C G/B Am7 G


[VERSE 2:]

One sad day when the man was gone
                               F     C G/B 
Along came a liar with a lying song
Am7    G
Said, "Come along with me to a sweet, sweet land"
                           Bb       G
The fiddle said "Yes" and away they ran


[VERSE 3:]
C                    G
When they got to the house of the liar
     D                       F         G
They found their host with a burning desire
   C                        G
He dragged them down in the flame and the fire
       F   N.C.       (C)            (G) G
What a hot time in the house of the liar


[VERSE 4:]

When the man came back and he found them gone
                                            F     C G/B Am7
He went looking for the liar with the lying song
G
Swapped all he had for the fiddle and bow
                               Bb          G
Tucked them in his arms and he took 'em on home


[CHORUS:]
     C                              G
They sang and they fiddled and they danced every tune
      D                           F          G
From 'Hey Diddle, Diddle' to 'The Cow In The Moon'
     C              G
From 1:00pm till an hour past noon
         F                C           G
From the day after May to just before June


[INSTRUMENTAL:] G            F   C G/B Am7 G


[VERSE 5:]

That's all there is to the tale of the man
                    Bb      G
Lived long ago in a magical land

The fiddle and the bow that were twice his own
                                     Bb          G
He made 'em and he bought 'em and he took 'em on home

The fiddle and the bow that were twice his own
                                     Bb          G
He made 'em and he bought 'em and he took 'em on home
                                     Bb          G
He made 'em and he bought 'em and he took 'em on home
                                     Bb          G
He made 'em and he bought 'em and he took 'em on home