Am G
And who are you, me pretty fair maid
Am G
And who are you, me honey?
Am G
And who are you, me pretty fair maid
Am G
And who are you, me honey?
Am G
She answered me quite modestly:
G
I am me mother's darling.
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Am
With me too-ry-ay
G
Fol-de-diddle-day
G
Di-re fol-de-diddle
Am
Dai-rie oh.
Am G
And will you come to me mother's house,
Am G
When the sun is shining clearly ( repeat )
Am G
I'll open the door and I'll let you in
G
And divil 'o one would hear us.
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Am G
So I went to her house in the middle of the night
Am G
When the moon was shining clearly ( repeat )
Am G
She opened the door and she let me in
G
And divil the one did hear us.
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Am G
She took me horse by the bridle and the bit
Am G
And she led him to the stable ( repeat )
Am G
Saying "There's plenty of oats for a soldier's horse,
G
To eat it if he's able."
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Am G
Then she took me by the lily-white hand
Am G
And she led me to the table ( repeat )
Am G
Saying: There's plenty of wine for a soldier boy,
G
To drink it if you're able.
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Am G
Then I got up and made the bed
Am G
And I made it nice and aisy ( repeat )
Am G
Then I got up and laid her down
G
Saying: Lassie, are you able?
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Am G
And there we lay till the break of day
Am G
And divil a one did hear us ( repeat )
Am G
Then I arose and put on me clothes
G
Saying: Lassie, I must leave you.
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Am G
And when will you return again
Am G
And when will we get married ( repeat )
Am G
When broken shells make Christmas bells
G
We might well get married.
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