D
[Verse]
G
I threw my heart in the wishing well
D G
The day I met him by the river
C G/B D G
He sang, “Fol diddle daw, dootle ditle day
D G
Our love will go on forever”
[Verse]
He said, “Give me your smile at the end of the day”
D G
I gave him my heart in the bargain
C G/B D G
He sang,” Fol diddle daw, dootle ditle day”
D G
He was so clever and charming
[Chorus]
C G D G
Rightly dum daw, rightle diddle ditle do
C G D
Rightle dum da, diddly I do
C G D G
Rightle dum daw, rightle diddle ditle do
D G
Rightly diddly aw, diddly I do
[Verse]
Each day in the sky came the lone magpie
D G
I knew that my heart was in danger
C G/B D G
He sang, “Fol dittle daw, dootle itle day
D G
My darlin’, you know I’m no stranger”
[Verse]
I never knew if his love was true
D G
His eyes they were always a’ roving
C G/B D G
He sang, “Fol diddle daw, doodle idle day”
D G
I spied his feet then I was knowing
[Chorus]
C G D G
Rightly dum daw, rightle diddle ditle do
C G D
Rightle dum da, diddly I do
C G D G
Rightle dum daw, rightle diddle ditle do
D G
Rightly diddly aw, diddly I do
[Verse]
I took up my heart from the grinding stone
D G
And gathered the bits and the tatters
C G/B D G
Singing, “Fol dittle daw, dootle ditle day
D G
Fare thee well to the love that was shattered
[Verse]
I’ve been long up and down on the same old road
D G
With the well and the mill and the mourning
C G/B D G
Singing, “Fol dittle daw, dootle ditle day”
D G
And I’ll be on a new road with the dawning
[Chorus]
C G D G
Rightly dum daw, rightle diddle ditle do
C G D
Rightle dum da, diddly I do
C G D G
Rightle dum daw, rightle diddle ditle do
D G
Rightly diddly aw, diddly I do
[Chorus]
C G D G
Rightly dum daw, rightle diddle ditle do
C G D
Rightle dum da, diddly I do
C G D G
Rightle dum daw, rightle diddle ditle do
D G
Rightly diddly aw, diddly I do
