[Intro] C/G  F  G  
        C/G  F  G 

[Primera Parte]

C/G
  My love she came to me

Saddle up your horses three
F
 My father's land to keep
G
 Is yours to follow me
C/G
  All down to Beaufort flee

Mother's blessing we need
F
 Sheep in Black Valley sing
G
 The pleasant joy we bring

[Estribillo]

C/G
  All around the ditches

All around the Glen
F
 See the mountain Peak
G
 And hush the locals now
C/G
 Maid in the morning singing

Babe in the cot now lye
F
 Stir the auld wans shivering
G                     C/G
 Tis not the night to die

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[Segunda Parte]

C/G
  It came a child was born

Feet fit the barleycorn
F
 Land filled his heart with scorn
G
 He took ship to New York
C/G
  Caught on the docklands there

Met a wife so fair
F
 We haven't seen nor heard
G
 For two dozen a year

[Estribillo]

C/G
  All around the ditches

All around the Glen
F
 Hold my still eyed stare
G
 For to keep my thoughts bare
C/G
  I haven't long to give

I have not one to hold
F
 When the long day comes
G                     C/G
 I'll accept what I'm told

( C/G  F  G )
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[Terceira Parte]

C/G
  And now the ivy leaves

Creep up the walls on me
F
 The broken barren trees
G
 Reflect no life in me
C/G
  The palest clouds above

The shallow river run
F
 Let my dampened bones
G
 Weary keep now at home

[Estribillo]

C/G
  All around the ditches

All around the Glen
F
 See my fate is met
G
 And lay me down on high ground
C/G
  I wish to sit upon

The golden throne of skies
F
 (And) watch valleys open
G                     C/G
 And see it from your eyes

( C/G  F  G )
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[Final]

C/G
  All around the ditches

All around the Glen
F
 See my fate is met
G
 And lay me down on high ground
C/G
  I wish to sit upon

The golden throne of skies
F
 (And) watch valleys open
G                     C/G
 And see it from your eyes