Dooley
Porter Wagoner
Written by Mitch Jayne and Rodney Dillard
Key of G · Chords: I IV V
Open in Bluegrass Book: transpose, play alongVerse 1
G C G D7 Dooley was a good old man he lived below the mill G C G Dooley had two daughters and a 40 gallon still C G D7 One gal watched the boiler the other watched the spout G C D7 G And momma corked the bottles and old Dooley fetched them out
Verse 2
C G Dooley slipping up the holler Dooley trying to make a dollar C D7 G Dooley gimmee a swaller and I'll pay you back someday
Verse 3
C G D7 The revenuers came for him a-slipping through the woods G C G Dooley kept behind them all and never lost his goods C G D7 Dooley was a trader when into town he come G C D7 G Sugar by the bushel and molasses by the ton
Verse 2
C G Dooley slipping up the holler Dooley trying to make a dollar C D7 G Dooley gimmee a swaller and I'll pay you back someday
Verse 4
C G D7 I remember very well the day old Dooley died G C G The women folk felt sorry and the men stood round and cried C G D7 Now Dooley's on the mountain he lies there all alone G C D7 G They put a jug beside him and a barrel for a stone
Verse 2
C G Dooley slipping up the holler Dooley trying to make a dollar C D7 G Dooley gimmee a swaller and I'll pay you back someday
Verse 2
C G Dooley slipping up the holler Dooley trying to make a dollar C D7 G Dooley gimmee a swaller and I'll pay you back someday