C       F              C    
I got a letter in this town 
                 F                   C    
They're going to pull this old house down
        F              C    
I got a letter in this town 
                 F                   C    
They're going to pull this sad house down 

C                                     G
Mother and Jack, they went to see the Emperor 
C                                     G 
Mother and Jack, they went to see the Emperor
F                         Fm 
They got no answer, they got no answer
C                    
Said he would think-ah, over his drink-ah
G                                   C
About this question on this house of yours

C              G       C        G
Don't take our house, away from us 
C              G       C        G 
Don't take our house, away from us 

D                               G
He made Jack's poor hair turn grey