Seven Drunken Nights

A song in the key of D

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Abc sheet music for Seven Drunken Nights
X:2215 T:Seven Drunken Nights R:song Z:id:hn-song-43 M:6/8 L:1/8 K:D D2E | F2F F2F | E2D D2E | F2A B2c | d3 z2 d | e2d c2d | B2A F2E | F2A B2c | B3 z AA | F2A AAA | B2A AAA | B2c d2c | B3 z2 A | F2A B2A | F2D E2D | B,2D D2E | D2z || D2E | F2F F2F | EDD D3 | F2A B2c | d3 z3 | d2A BdB | A3 F2D | EE2 D2C | D3 D2E | FFF A2F | ED2 z2E | F2A B2c | d3 z dd | d2A BdB | A3 F2D | EE2 D2C | D3 || W:Oh, as I came home on Monday night as drunk as drunk could be, W:I saw a horse outside the door where my old horse should be. W:Well, I called my wife and I said to her: "Will you kindly tell to me, W:who owns that horse outside the door where my old horse should be?" W:"Ah, you're drunk, you're drunk, you silly old fool, still you cannot see, W:that's a lovely sow that my mother sent to me." W:Well, it's many a day I travelled, a hundred miles or more, W:but a saddle on a sow sure I never saw before. W: W:And as I came home on Tuesday night as drunk as drunk could be, W:I saw a coat behind the door where my old coat should be. W:So, I called my wife and I said to her: "Will you kindly tell to me, W:who owns that coat behind the door where my old coat should be?" W:"Ah, you're drunk, you're drunk, you silly old fool, still you cannot see, W:that's a woollen blanket that my mother sent to me." W:Well, it's many a day I travelled, a hundred miles or more, W:but buttons in a blanket sure I never saw before. W: W:And as I came home on Wednesday night as drunk as drunk could be, W:I saw a pipe upon the chair where my old pipe should be. W:Well, I called my wife and I said to her: "Will you kindly tell to me, W:who owns that pipe upon the chair where my old pipe should be?" W:"Ah, you're drunk, you're drunk, you silly old fool, still you cannot see, W:that's a lovely tin whistle that my mother sent to me." W:Well, it's many a day I travelled, a hundred miles or more, W:but tobacco in a tin whistle sure I never saw before. W: W:And as I came home on Thursday night as drunk as drunk could be, W:I saw two boots beneath the bed where my old boots should be. W:Well, I called my wife and I said to her: "Will you kindly tell to me, W:who owns them boots beneath the bed where my old boots should be?" W:"Ah, you're drunk, you're drunk, you silly old fool, still you cannot see, W:they're two lovely geranium pots my mother sent to me." W:Well, it's many a day I travelled, a hundred miles or more, W:but laces in geranium pots sure I never saw before. W: W:And as I came home on Friday night as drunk as drunk could be, W:I saw a head upon the bed where my old head should be. W:Well, I called my wife and I said to her: "Will you kindly tell to me, W:who owns that head upon the bed where my old head should be?" W:"Ah, you're drunk, you're drunk, you silly old fool, still you cannot see, W:that's a baby boy that my mother sent to me." W:Well, it's many a day I travelled, a hundred miles or more, W:but a baby boy with whiskers on sure I never saw before. W: W:And as I came home on Saturday night as drunk as drunk could be, W:I saw a thing in her right hand where my old thing should be. W:Well, I called my wife and I said to her: "Will you kindly tell to me, W:who owns that thing in your right hand where my old thing should be?" W:"Ah, you're drunk, you're drunk, you silly old fool, still you cannot see, W:that's a home grown carrot that my mother sent to me." W:Well, it's many a day I travelled, a hundred miles or more, W:but hair on a carrot sure I never saw before. W: W:And as I came home on Sunday night as drunk as drunk could be, W:I saw a man who left the house, and it was after three! W:So I called my wife, and I said to her: "Will you kindly tell to me, W:who was that man who left the house, and it was after three?" W:"Ah, you're drunk, you're drunk, you silly old fool, still you cannot see, W:That's a tax collector who was sent to service me." W:Well, it's many a day I travelled, a hundred miles or more, W:But a tax collector satisfied, sure I never saw before!
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