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[Verse 1]
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As I roved out on a May morning
On a May morning right early
CG
I spied my love upon the way
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Oh, Lord but she was early.
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Her shoes were black, her stockings white
And her buckles shone like silver
CG
She had a dark and a roving eye
Am
And her ear-rings touched her shoulder
and she sang
[Chorus]
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lith-a-doo-a, lith-a-doo-a lith-a-doo-a-dee,
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And she high-di-dumma-dee, high-di-dumma-dee
Am
and she landed, and she sang
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lith-a-doo-a, lith-a-doo-a lith-a-doo-a-dee,
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And she high-di-dumma-dee, high-di-dumma-dee
Am
and she landed, and she landed
[Verse 2]
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“How old are you my bonny, wee girl?
How old are you my Darling?
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How old are you my bonny, wee girl?"
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“I’ll be seventeen on Sunday.”
Am
Well I went to her house on the top of the hill
When the moon was shining clearly.
CG
She arose to let me in
Am
But her mother chanced to hear me.
And she sang
[Chorus]
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lith-a-doo-a, lith-a-doo-a lith-a-doo-a-dee,
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And she high-di-dumma-dee, high-di-dumma-dee
Am
and she landed, and she sang
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lith-a-doo-a, lith-a-doo-a lith-a-doo-a-dee,
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And she high-di-dumma-dee, high-di-dumma-dee
Am
and she landed, and she landed
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 3]
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She grabbed her by the hair of her head
And out of the room she brought her,
CG
And with the root of a hazel branch
Am
She was a well-beat daughter.
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“Will you marry me now my soldier boy
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Will you marry me now or never?
CG
Will you marry me now my soldier boy
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Can you see I’m done forever.”
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“Well I won’t marry you my bonny wee girl,
Am
I won’t marry you my Darling.
CG
For I have got a wife at home
Am
And how could I disown her?”
And she sang
[Chorus]
C
lith-a-doo-a, lith-a-doo-a lith-a-doo-a-dee,
G
And she high-di-dumma-dee, high-di-dumma-dee
Am
and she landed, and she sang
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lith-a-doo-a, lith-a-doo-a lith-a-doo-a-dee,
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And she high-di-dumma-dee, high-di-dumma-dee
Am
and she landed, and she landed
[Verse 4]
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A pint at night is my delight
And a gallon in the morning.
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The old women are my heart break
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But the young ones are my darlings.
Am
As I roved out on a May morning
On a May morning right early
CG
I spied my love upon the way
Am
Oh, Lord but she was early.
And she sang
[Chorus]
C
lith-a-doo-a, lith-a-doo-a lith-a-doo-a-dee,
G
And she high-di-dumma-dee, high-di-dumma-dee
Am
and she landed, and she sang
C
lith-a-doo-a, lith-a-doo-a lith-a-doo-a-dee,
G
And she high-di-dumma-dee, high-di-dumma-dee
Am
and she landed, and she sang
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lith-a-doo-a, lith-a-doo-a lith-a-doo-a-dee,
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And she high-di-dumma-dee, high-di-dumma-dee
Am
and she landed, and she landed
[Outro]
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