X:1
T:Knitting Hornpipes 1 - A Knitter's Woes
C:Stephanelli
M:4/4
L:1/8
R:hornpipe
K:Am
|: A>G| "Am" E>AA>G A>cd>e | "Dm" f>gf>d "Em" e2 d>e |"F" f>AA>g "C" f>GG>e |"Dm" f>ed>A "Em"G2 A>G|
"Am"E>AA>G A>cd>e | "Dm" f>gf>d "Em" e2 f>g | "F" a>ef>d "Em" g>de>B | "Am" c>AA>G A2 :|
|: e>g | "Am" a>AA>g "G" f>GG>e |"F" d>FF>G A2 d>e | "Dm"d>A"Em"e>A "F" f>A"G"g>A |"Am"a>gf>e "Dm"d2 e>g |
"Am"a>AA>g "G"f>GG>e | "F" d>FF>G A2 d>e |"Dm"f>ef>d "Em"e>de>B | "Am"c>AA>G A2 :|
Can be played as a tune or sung as a song! Lyrics below the dots.
Lyrics
1. Well now I am a knitter and I'll tell you 'bout my craft
As I knit and purl and knit and purl and knit and purl and knit
But my tale is full of problems and a little bit of joy
As I knit and purl and knit and purl I'm rarely ever done
Chorus 1
Well I knit and purl and knit and purl and knit and purl and knit
It's row one two three four still I'm never done
And I knit and purl and knit and purl and knit and purl and knit
And I'm never never never never never ever done
2. Well I started on a scarf and thought it easy as could be
As I knit and purl and knit and purl and knit and purl and knit
But soon I found it never seemed to grow with any speed
So my knit and purl and knit and purl did stop for quite a bit
Chorus 2
Well I knit and purl and knit and purl and knit and purl and knit
Its row five six seven eight and still I'm never done
And I knit and purl and knit and purl and knit and purl and knit
And I'm never never never never never ever done
3. Well I started on a sock and didn't have to purl a bit
I just knit and knit and knit and knit and knit and knit and knit
But when I finished one I couldn't bear to make a pair
For the knit and purl and knit and purl was needed for the heel
Chorus 3
Well I knit and purl and knit and purl and knit and purl and knit
It's row nine ten eleven twelve and still I'm never done
And I knit and purl and knit and purl and knit and purl and knit
And I'm never never never never never ever done
4. When I started on a hat thought I was clever as could be
For I didn't have to knit and purl and knit and purl and knit
'Cause instead I got my crochet hook and cheated quite a bit
But without a knit and purl and knit my hat was quickly done
Chorus 4
Well I knit and purl and knit and purl and knit and purl and knit
It's row thirteen fourteen fifteen sixteen, still I'm never done
And I knit and purl and knit and purl and knit and purl and knit
And I'm never never never never never ever done
5. Well now many times I ceilidh and I take my knitting too
And I knit and purl and hop and skip and knit and twirl and purl
But I always drop my stitches and it never goes to plan
So I never dance a hornpipe with my knit and purls in hand
Chorus 5
Well I knit and purl and knit and purl and knit and purl and knit
It's row seventeen eighteen nineteen twenty, still I'm never done
And I knit and purl and knit and purl and knit and purl and knit
And I'm never never never never never ever done
6. Well now I hope you understand the problems that I've had
As I've knit and purled and knit and purled and knit and purled and knit
But my knitting is my pleasure and without it I might die
So I knit and purl and knit and purl and knit and purl and knit
Chorus 6
Well I knit and purl and knit and purl and knit and purl and knit
It's row twenty one and twenty two and still I'm never done
And I knit and purl and knit and purl and knit and purl and knit
And I'm never never never never never ever done
Well I knit and purl and knit and purl and knit and purl and knit
It's row twenty three and twenty four, SUCCESS! I might be done
And I knit and purl and knit and purl and knit and purl and knit
And I knit and purl and knit and purl and knit till I am done
If you've been around me long enough you'll know that I'm obsessed with all things woolly. This tune and song was therefore inevitable.