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[Verse 1]
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Once I roved out on a fine summer's day
CG
The fields were in blossom, and the meadows were gay
DGD
I spied a wee lassie tripping o'er the green
GCG
I took her for Helen, that Grecian queen
DC
That Grecian queen, that Grecian queen
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I took her for Helen, that Grecian queen
[Verse 2]
GCG
She's admired by others, I know them right well
CG
Every morning to view that sweet spot where she dwells
DGD
Beneath the hawthorn at the brink on yon hill
GCG
May she never marry, but think on me still
DC
Oh, think on me still, oh, think on me still
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May she never marry, but think on me still
[Verse 3]
GCG
My parents died on me, 'tis all for their sake
CG
And oft times it causes my poor heart to break
DGD
But the more I think on them, the more I will say
GCG
There's no one will be mine, but the wee lass on the brae
DC
Wee lass on the brae, wee lass on the brae
GC
There's no one will be mine, but the wee lass on the brae
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 4]
GCG
Oh and faith, there's a decline over yon far-off sky
CG
'Tis off to my darling, like lightning I'll fly
DGD
If the night were as long as a long summer's day
GCG
I'd cheerfully sit with my wee lass on the brae
DC
Wee lass on the brae, wee lass on the brae
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I'd cheerfully sit with my wee lass on the brae
[Verse 5]
GCG
So fare thee well, darling, I love you the best
CG
And may you be happy and may you be blessed
DGD
And may you think on me when I'm far away
GCG
For there's no one will be mine, but the wee lass on the brae
DC
Wee lass on the brae, wee lass on the brae
GC
There's no one will be mine, but the wee lass on the brae