Sweep, Chimney Sweep - Steeleye Span

Sweep, chimney sweep, is the common cry I keep

If you can but rightly understand me

Sweep, chimney sweep, is the common cry I keep

If you can but rightly understand me

With my brush, broom and my rake

With my brush, broom and my rake

See what cleanly work I make

With my hoe, with my hoe

With my hoe and my hoe

And it’s sweep, chimney sweep for me

Girls came up to my door I looked black as any Moor

I am constant and true as the day

Girls came up to my door I looked black as any Moor

I am constant and true as the day

With a bunch of ribbons gay

With a bunch of ribbons gay

Hanging down by my right knee

And there’s no one, and there’s no one

And there’s no one and no one

And there’s no one can call me on high

Arise girls, arise, wipe the sleep from off your eyes

Go and fetch to me some beer that I might swallow

Arise girls, arise, wipe the sleep from off your eyes

Go and fetch to me some beer that I might swallow

I can climb up to the top

I can climb up to the top

Without a ladder or a rope

And it’s there you, and it’s there you

And it’s there you and there you

And it’s there you will hear me ‘Hullo

Now here I do stand with my hoe all in my hand

Like some soldier that’s on the sentry

Now here I do stand with my hoe all in my hand

Like some soldier that’s on the sentry

I will work for a better sort

I will work for a better sort

And I’ll kindly thank them for it

I will work, I will work

I will work and I’ll work

And I’ll work for none but gentry