With Her Head Tucked Underneath Her Arm Lyrics by R. P. Weston & Bert Lee; Music by Harris Weston (1934) Source: Sheet Music published by Francis, Day & Hunter (1934) Introduction | Dm6 Ddim | Am Em F7 F7 | Am Am Dm E7 | Am | | Am Am7 Am6 F7 | F7 E | Am Am7 Am6 F7 | F7 E | Am Dm9 - E7 1. In the Tower of London large as life E7 Am F7 - E7 The ghost of Anne Boleyn walks they de-clare Am E7 Poor Anne Boleyn was once King Henry’s wife. E7 Am Un-til he made the headsman bob her hair Dm F E Ah yes, he did her wrong long years a-go F7 F E - E7 And she comes up at night to tell him so CHORUS: Am With her head, tucked, underneath her arm Am E She walks the bloody Tower Dm Am With her head, tucked underneath her arm Dm E7 At the midnight hour Am Ddim F7 E 2. She comes to haunt King Henry, she means giving him what for Am Ddim F7 E Gad-zooks, she’s going to tell him off for having spilled her gore Dm Am Am - Em - F7 And just in case the headsman wants to give her an en-core Dm Gm A7 Dm – Bb7 She has her head tucked under-neath her arm. Chorus Am Ddim F7 E 3. A-long the drafty corridors for miles and miles she goes Am Ddim F7 E She often catches cold, poor thing, it’s cold there when it blows. Dm Am Em F7 And it’s awfully awkward for the Queen to have to blow her nose Dm Gm A7 Dm – Bb7 With her head tucked under-neath her arm. Chorus. Am Ddim F7 E 4. The sentries think that it’s a foot-ball that she carries in Am Ddim F7 E And when they’ve had a few they shout “Is Ars’nal going to win?” Dm Ddim Am Em F7 They think it’s Alec James, instead of poor old Ann Bo-leyn Dm Gm A7 Dm – Bb7 With her head tucked under-neath her arm. Chorus. Am Ddim F7 E 5. One night she caught King Henry he was in the castle bar Am Ddim F7 E Said he, “Are you Jane Seymour, Anne Bo-leyn, or Catherine Parr?” Dm Ddim Am Em F7 For how the sweet san fairy ann do I know just who you are Dm Gm A7 Dm – Bb7 With your head tucked under-neath your arm?” Four Measure Instrumental Am Dm9 - E7 6. Sometimes gay King Henry gives a spread Dm – Bb7 - A7 For all his pals and gals and ghostly crew Am Ddim The headsman carves the joint and cuts the bread Am Then in comes Anne Boleyn to queer the “do;” Dm F7 Am She holds her head up with a wild war whoop F7 F E And Henry cries, “Don’t drop it in the soup!”