When First Unto This Country

F F Gm Bb F When first unto this country a stranger I came Bb Am Gm C F And I cour--ted a fair maid and Nancy was her name F Gm Bb F I courted her for love and her love I didn't obtain Bb Am Gm C F Do you think I've any reason or right to complain? F Gm Bb F Bb Am Gm C F F Gm Bb F I rode to see my Nancy, I rode both night and day Bb Am Gm C F Till I no----ticed a stallion both white-looking and gray F Gm Bb F The sheriff's men had followed and they'd overtaken me Bb Am Gm C F And they car--ted me away to the penitentiary F Gm Bb F They opened up the door and then they shoved me in Bb Am Gm C F And they shaved off my head and then they cleared off my chin F Gm Bb F They beat me and they banged me and they fed me on dry beans Bb Am Gm C F Till I wished to my own heart I'd never been a thief F Gm Bb F Bb Gm Am C F F Gm Bb F With my hands all in my pockets, my cap set on so bold Bb Am Gm C F And my coat of all colors like Jacob's of old F Gm Bb F When first unto this country a stranger I came Bb Am Gm C F And I cour--ted a fair maid and Nancy was her name F