Samson (hi-lo)

SAMSON hi-lo
Southern American folk song
Key: E
Time: 2/4

4  -5  5  -5  5 -5  6   5    4  5  4
7  -9  8  -9  8 -9  9   8    7  8  7
De-li-lah was a wom-an fine and fair

-4  4  -4    4   5   4   -3”3 4     4   -3”3
-8  7  -8    7   8   7   -66  7     7   -6 6
Ver-y pleas-ant look-in’ and coal black hair

4  -5  5  -55   -5    6   5    4   5  4
7  -9  8  -98   -8    9   8    7   8  7
De-li-lah she gained old Sam-son’s mind

 -4  4  -4   4   5  4  -3”  3    4    4  -3”3
 -8  7  -8   7   8  7  -6   6    7    7  -6 6
When he saw the wom-an and she looked so fine

3   -3”  3  4  4   4  4  4   5
6   -6   6  7  7   7  7  7   8
He said “An if I  had-n’ my way

3   -3”  3  4  4  -4  4 -3”  4
6   -6   6  7  7  -8  7 -6   7
He said “An if I  had-n’ my way

3  -3”   3  4  4   4  4  4   5
6   -6   6  7  7   7  7  7   8
He said “An if I  had-n’ my way

 4   -4   4    4  -3”   4
 7   -8   7    7  -6    7
I’d tear the build-in’ down