THE HOBYAHS
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Once there was an old man & a woman & a little girl & they
Em F #m7 Bm
lived in a house on a hill made of hempstalks.

& they had a little dog called Turpie, T T T T T
Turpie
They had a little dog called
Turpie.

Em F #m7 Bm
Down in the deep dark woods lived The Hobyahs
I said, Down in the deep dark woods lived the Hobyahs

One night they came up the hill singing

Hobyah Hobyah Hobyah G
Tear down the hempstalks Bm
Eat up the old man & woman Em
& carry off the little girl F #m7
Carry off the little girl Bm

But don’t worry everyone cos,
Little dog Turpie barked so loud G A x 3
He did what he should
He woofed & growled
The Hobyahs ran as fast as they could
Back to their home
In the deep dark woods Bm7

But the old man said
G B7
That little dog Turpie barks so that I cannot sleep nor slumber
Em B7
& if I live till morning I will cut off his tail

well he did live till morning & he cut off little Turpie’s tail Em

Bow wow wow!

Ouch…but don’t cry yet everyone….let’s see what happens next…it’s surely not as bad as all that…o yes it is!

Em F #m7 Bm
Down in the deep dark woods lived The Hobyahs
I said, Down in the deep dark woods lived the Hobyahs

& up they come once more singing:

Hobyah Hobyah Hobyah G
Tear down the hempstalks Bm
Eat up the old man & woman Em
& carry off the little girl F #m7
Carry off the little girl

But don’t worry everyone cos,
Little dog Turpie barked so loud G A x 3
He did what he should
He woofed & growled
The Hobyahs ran as fast as they could
Back to their home
In the deep dark woods Bm

But the old man said
G B7
That little dog Turpie barks so that I cannot sleep nor slumber
Em B7
& if I live till morning I will cut off his legs

well he did live till morning & he cut off little Turpie’s legs Em

Bow wow wow!

Ouch…but don’t cry yet everyone….let’s see what happens next

Em F #m7 Bm
Down in the deep dark woods lived The Hobyahs
I said, Down in the deep dark woods lived the Hobyahs

Uh oh ,they’re coming back

Hobyah Hobyah Hobyah G
Tear down the hempstalks Bm
Eat up the old man & woman Em
& carry off the little girl F #m7
Carry off the little girl

But don’t worry everyone cos,
Little Turpie barked so loud G A x 3
He did what he should
He woofed & growled
The Hobyahs ran as fast as they could
Back to their home
In the deep dark woods Em

But the old man said
G B7
That little dog Turpie barks so that I cannot sleep nor slumber
Em B7
& if I live till morning I will cut off his head

well he did live till morning & he cut off little Turpie’s head Em

Bow wow wow!

Uh oh

Hobyah Hobyah Hobyah G
Tear down the hempstalks Bm
Eat up the old man & woman Em
& carry off the little girl F #m7
Carry off the little girl

They tore down the hempstalks they tor tore tore tore them down , they tore down the hempstalks
& they ate the old man & they ate the old woman & popped the little girl into a sack & they took her back

Em F #m7 Bm
Down in the deep dark woods lived The Hobyahs
Down in the deep dark woods lived the Hobyahs

Em
& they hung her in the bag on the back of their door
F #m7
& they laughed & they teased & poked with their claws
Em
singing Look me look me look me
F #m7
& then they went to sleep cos they slept during the day

& a man came by that way & he heard her sobs




Little Turpie barked so loud G A x 3
He did what he should
He woofed & growled
The Hobyahs ran as fast as they could
Back to their home
In the deep dark woods Em

But the old man said
G B7
That little dog Turpie barks so that I cannot sleep nor slumber
Em B7
& if I live till morning I will cut off his head

well he did live till morning & he cut off little Turpie’s head Em

Bow wow wow!

I think it’s time to cry now!
Are you scared yet? I think I am!

Here they come again

Hobyah Hobyah Hobyah G
Tear down the hempstalks Bm
Eat up the old man & woman Em
& carry off the little girl F #m7
Carry off the little girl

Bm F #m7 Em
They tore down the hempstalks, they tore tore tore tore tore,tore tore tore them down, they tore down the hempstalks…
They ate the old man & they ate the old woman & they picked up the little girl & put her in a sack & they took her back

Em F #m7 Bm
Down in the deep dark woods lived The Hobyahs
I said, Down in the deep dark woods lived the Hobyahs

They dumped her on the floor & they jumped on top of her & poked her with they claws
Chanting look me look me look me & then they hung her on the back of the door…

& when the dawn light came they went to sleep as the Hobyahs only came out at nightime

(& then a man came by he heard her cries he opened up the sack what a surprise
The girl was cold & frightened shivering & sobbing when a man came by & heard her cries he opened up the sack & looked inside
He reached in a took the girl into his arms & said you’ll come & live with me & into the sack he put his big black dog…
Floor/door

Next evening when the Hobyahs awoke they took the sack off the back of the door opened it up & out came the dog & tore them apart & wolfed them down
& that’s why there are no Hobyahs anymore