Verse 1: D G D Late one night before the tavernkeeper shut his door D A A wobbly gentleman came in, his footing was unsure D G D Moustachioed and handsome, and his clothing touched the floor D G A D He was no man at all, he was three kobolds in a trench coat Chorus: D G One’s on the bottom, strong is he D A Two’s in the middle, carrying Three D G A D Three’s pretending not to be three kobolds in a trench coat
D G D A D G A D Verse 2: D G D One day when a maiden was out on her nightly stroll D A She got lost in the forest and was set on by a gnoll D G D When in there stepped a gentleman, moustachioеd and tall D G A D He was no help at all cause hе’s three kobolds in a trench coat Chorus: D G One’s on the bottom, strong is he D A Two’s in the middle, carrying Three D G A D Three’s pretending not to be three kobolds in a trench coat D G D A D G A D Verse 3: D G D Once there was a king who was a scourge upon his land D A The citizens all wished him dead, his rule they couldn’t stand D G D One day he just fell dead on the pavement by no hand D G A D He happened to have died next to three kobolds in a trench coat Chorus: D G One’s on the bottom, strong is he D A Two’s in the middle, carrying Three D G A D Three’s pretending not to be three kobolds in a trench coat D G D A D G A D Verse 4: D G D The people of the kingdom, the man’s praises they did sing D A Believing that he was the one who slew their awful king D G D Put on his head a crown, and to the throne they did him bring D G A D But little did they know he was three kobolds in a trench coat Chorus: D G One’s on the bottom, strong is he D A Two’s in the middle, carrying Three D G A D Three’s pretending not to be three kobolds in a trench coat D G D A D G A D Verse 5: D G D It didn’t take them long to hate their brand new overlord D A He butchered up the tax code and put rebels to the sword D G D From out of his own kingdom he was driven by the horde D G A D The economy had been ruined by three kobolds in a trench coat Chorus: D G One’s on the bottom, strong is he D A Two’s in the middle, carrying Three D G A D Three’s pretending not to be three kobolds in a trench coat D G D A D G One! Two! Three! A D Three kobolds in a trench coat Verse 6: D G D And if you’re wondering how I sing three part harmony D A When I am just one man without another to be seen D G D I’m sure the most observant of you already have gleaned D G A D That I am not a man, I am three kobolds in a trench coat Chorus: D G One’s on the bottom, fiddling free D A Two’s in the middle keeping the beat D G A D I’m pretending not to be three kobolds in a trench coat D G A D We’re pretending not to be three kobolds in a trench coat