Verse 1 C F Talk about the shade of the sheltering palm G C Praise the bamboo tree with it's wide spreading charm C F There's a little nook down near old Hampstead Town G You know the place it has one great renown C F Often with my sweetheart on a bright summers day G C To the little pub there my footsteps will stray C F If she hesitates when she looks at the sign G
Promptly I whisper now do not decline Chorus C Come come come and make eyes at me G Down at the Old Bull and Bush la la la la lah G Come come drink some port wine with me F C Down at the Old Bull and Bush C Hear the little German Band da da da da da da dah F C Just let me hold your hand dear C Do do come and have a drink or two G C Down at the Old Bull and Bush Verse 2 C F In the little parlour on a cold winters night G C All is very clear both so sunny and so bright C F Nell looks at me now but not with a frown G She would not change with the queen and her crown C F It was there I first met the joy of my life G C She gave me her troth and she's now my dear wife C F Her eyes always glisten when she sees the old sign G So all of you join in a glass of good wine Chorus C So come come come and make eyes at me G Down at the Old Bull and Bush la la la la lah G Come come drink some port wine with me F C Down at the Old Bull and Bush C Hear the little German Band da da da da da da dah F C Just let me hold your hand dear C Do do come and have a drink or two G C C C Down at the Old Bull and Bush Bush Bush