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{t: Congleton Bear - Tams }
{key: G}
{artist:John Tams}
The [D] cheeses of Cheshire are famed, but beware
Of [C] stories they tell of the Congleton Bear
[G] Congleton Bear, [C] Congleton [D] Bear
They [G] sold the Church [C] Bible to [D] buy a new [G] bear
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The [G] Wakes coming on and the [C] bear he took [G] ill
We [C] tried him with potion, with [D] brandy and [G] pill
He [G] died in his sleep at the [C] eve of the [G] Wakes
The [C] cause, it was [D] said, was strong ale and sweet [G] cakes
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The [D] cheeses of Cheshire are famed, but beware
Of [C] stories they tell of the Congleton Bear
[G] Congleton Bear, [C] Congleton [D] Bear
They [G] sold the Church [C] Bible to [D] buy a new [G] bear
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He'd [G] served the town well and he's [C] served the town [G] true
To [C] lie him in [G] state was the [D] least they could [G] do
The old bear was dead, a suc[C]cessor they'd [G] need
A [C] new bear was [D] wanted, and that at great [G] speed
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The [D] cheeses of Cheshire are famed, but beware
Of [C] stories they tell of the Congleton Bear
[G] Congleton Bear, [C] Congleton [D] Bear
They [G] sold the Church [C] Bible to [D] buy a new [G] bear
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Now a[G] parson is useful in [C] times of great [G] need
And im[C]bibed with strong porter he [D] quickly a[G]greed
The [G] parson, his Bible he [C] gave then and [G] there
We [C] sold it in [D] Nantwich to buy a new [G] bear.
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The [D] cheeses of Cheshire are famed, but beware
Of [C] stories they tell of the Congleton Bear
[G] Congleton Bear, [C] Congleton [D] Bear
They [G] sold the Church [C] Bible to [D] buy a new [G] bear
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The [G] new bear, a she-bear, was the [C] toast of the [G] town
To [C] music and laughter she [D] danced up and [G] down
So [G] loudly the cheering would [C] waken the [G] dead
It [C] caused the old [D] bear for to rise from his [G] bed
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The [D] cheeses of Cheshire are famed, but beware
Of [C] stories they tell of the Congleton Bear
[G] Congleton Bear, [C] Congleton [D] Bear
They [G] sold the Church [C] Bible to [D] buy a new [G] bear
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He [G] rolled his dark eye as he [C] spied the she-[G]bear
And [C] with an em[G]brace they danced [D] jigs pair-and-[G]pair
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The [D] cheeses of Cheshire are famed, but beware
Of [C] stories they tell of the Congleton Bear
[G] Congleton Bear, [C] Congleton [D] Bear
They [G] sold the Church [C] Bible to [D] buy a new [G] bear
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