
Bob Gibson and Bob Camp were an amazing duo on the level of the Beatles! They are credited with writing “10-O’Clock” which has been covered by numerous folk artists, the most prominent being Judy Collins. I was privileged to be musical director on “Judy Collins #3 in 1963. This song is on the first side.
10-O’Clock
Chords:
[D] Ten [Am] o’clock, [D] all’s [Am] well, [D] ten [Am] o’clock, [D] all’s [Am] well
[Em]Town crier [Am] calling, [Em] swinging his [Am] bell
[Em] Ten [Am] o’clock, [Em ] all’s [Am] well
[F] Except for the [Am] girl with the[F] tear in her [Am] eye [F] Whose sailor had [C] left with a [D] bitter [Am] good bye [F] He swore on his [Em] life [F] they never would [Em] part [C] But he sailed and he [Em] left with her [D] heart
SONG:
Ten o’clock, all’s well, ten o’clock, all’s well
Town crier calling, swinging his bell
Ten o’clock, all’s well
Except for the girl with the tear in her eye
Whose sailor has left with a bitter good bye
He swore on his life they never would part
But he sailed and he left with her heart
Eleven o’clock, all’s well, eleven o’clock, all’s well
Town crier calling, ringing his bell
Eleven o’clock, all’s well
Oh where were her words when he turned to go
Of the new life within her now he’d never know
She walked through the night full of grief and despair
Crying why has he gone and where
Twelve o’clock, all’s well, twelve o’clock, all’s well
Town crier calling, ringing his bell
Twelve o’clock, all’s well
She thought of her man who had sailed away
Not even a kiss when he left that day
She walked to the dock where the sea meets the town
And she stepped from the shore and she drowned








