The Blacksmith

[INTRO:] Am

[VERSE 1:]
                           C     
Well, a blacksmith courted me, I 
Am
loved him a-dearly
                  C           Am
He played upon his pipes both neat 
and a-trimly
         C             G        
With his hammer in his hand, he 
Am
strikes so steady
                      C        
And I love to hear him call all 
 G              Am
round the smithy


[VERSE 2:]
                        C          
Well, I love to watch my love with 
    Am
his hammer a-swinging
                      C           
And I love to hear it fall on the 
Am
anvil a-ringing
          C                G      
Well, the note is loud and clear, 
    Am
the sparks are flying
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                       C     
And my love is handsome then, 
         G      Am
there's no denying


[VERSE 3:]
                        C         
My love's at the bellows now, the 
Am
fire is roaring
                     C        Am
It is getting mighty hot, the flames
 are soaring
  C               G           Am
Nothing can be so gay when my love 
is blowing
                           C       
And at night it's bright as day 
     G           Am
when my love is blowing


[VERSE 4:]
                   C             
Where has my lover gone with his 
Am
cheeks like roses?
                      C      
He has gone across yon fields 
       Am
gathering primroses
         C                   G    
And that sun doth shine too clear,
         Am
 it will burn his beauty
                     C         G  
I will go and seek my love and do 
     Am
my duty


[VERSE 5:]
                         C    
Strange news has come to town, 
         Am
strange news is carried
                          C        
Strange news flies up and down that
    Am
 my love is married
        C                   G     
Well, I wish him joy though he's 
  Am
my love no longer
                      C         
But I love my old love still, my 
 G             Am
blacksmith yonder


[OUTRO:]
                         C     Am 
And a blacksmith courted me, I 
             A
loved him a-dearly