G D C D A lad I spied on yon burn side G C And a maiden by his knee G D C D And he was as dark as the very brown wood G D C D And she all whey and wan to see G Em D G All whey and wan__ to see [Verse 3] D C D "Oh sit you down on the grass," he said G C "On the dewy grass so green G D C D For the wee birds all have come and gone G D C D Since I my true love have seen G Em D G Since I my true love__ have seen" [Instrumental] G D C D G C G D/F# Em C D G Em D G [Verse 4] D C D "Then I'll not sit on the grass," she said G C "Can nae be a love of thine G D C D For I hear you love a Connaught girl G D C D And your heart's no longer mine," she said G Em D G "And your heart's no longer mine" [Verse 5] D C D "I will climb yon high, high tree G C And I'll rob a wild bird's nest G D C D And back I'll bring whatever I find G D C D To the arms that I love the best," she said G Em D G "To the arms that I___ love best" [Instrumental] G D C D G C G D/F# Em C D G Em D G [Verse 6] D C D As I roved out one evening fair G C By the verdant braes of Skreen G D C D I set my back to a hawthorn tree G D C D To view the sun in the West Country G D G The dew on the forest green