Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Verse 1: D G Old Dan Tucker was a fine old man A D He washed his face in a frying pan D G He combed his hair with a wagon wheel A D And died of a toothache in his heel Chorus: D G Get out the way old Dan Tucker A D You’re too late to git your supper D G Supper’s gone and dinner cookin’ A G D Old Dan Tucker’s just a-standin’ there lookin’.
Verse 2: D G Old Dan Tucker’s a-comin’ to town A D Riding a billy-goat and leading a hound D G The hound dog barked and billy-goat jumped A D Throwed Dan Tucker right straddlin’ a stump. Chorus: D G Get out the way old Dan Tucker A D You’re too late to git your supper D G Supper’s gone and dinner cookin’ A G D Old Dan Tucker’s just a-standin’ there lookin’. Verse 3: D G I come to town the other night A D To hear a noise and see the fight D G The watchman feet was a-running around A D Crying “Old Dan Tucker’s come to Town.” Chorus: D G Get out the way old Dan Tucker A D You’re too late to git your supper D G Supper’s gone and dinner cookin’ A G D Old Dan Tucker’s just a-standin’ there lookin’. Chorus: D G Get out the way old Dan Tucker A D You’re too late to git your supper D G Supper’s gone and dinner cookin’ A G D Old Dan Tucker’s just a-standin’ there lookin