Key: Ab major•
Verse 1
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As I roved out on one May morning,
one May morning early,
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As I roved out on one May morning,
one May morning early,
I met a maid upon the way,
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she was her mummy's darling,
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With her ooroo -room -roar
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of all the diddle -dar,
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Starvee -hum -lul -dee -dee -oh.
How old are you, my pretty fair miss?
How old are you, my honey?
How old are you, my pretty fair miss,
How old are you, my honey?
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She answered me,
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right modestly,
I'm sixteen years on
Monday mornin'
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With your roo -room -roar
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for the diddle -dar,
Starve even though the day be o 'er.
And where do you live, my
pretty fair miss,
Where do you live, my darlin'?
Where do you live, my pretty fair miss,
Where do you live, my darlin'?
Over the top of the next boreen
I'll live there with me mammy,
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with yer rurum rar,
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for the diddle dar starvee
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him lullidy dee o.
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And will ye come to me mammy's house
when the moon shines
bright and clearly?
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And will ye come to me mammy's house
when the moon shines
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bright and clearly?
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Open the door and let me in,
yer daddy will not hear me,
with me rurum rar,
for the diddle -dar,
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star -vee -hum, lul -dee -dee -oh.
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She took me by my lily -white hand
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and led me to the table.
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She took me by my lily -white hand,
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led me to the table.
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There's food and wine
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for a soldier here,
as much as he is able,
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with ya roo -rum -rar
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for the diddle -dar,
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star -vee -hum, lul -dee -dee -oh.
She went upstairs to make the bed
and made it soft and daisy,
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she went upstairs to make the bed,
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made it soft and daisy.
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And I went up to tuck her in,
crying, lassie,
are you comfortable with me, vroom,
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vroom, vroom,
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for the diddle -dar,
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starvey, lovey -di -dee -oh.
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And there we lay till the break of day,
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and in the morning early,
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there we lay till the break of day,
and in the morning early.
He got up, put on his clothes,
said, Lassie, I must leave you with me,
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roo -roo -roo,
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for the diddle -dar, star -vee -hum,
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love -a -die -dee -oh.
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And when will you return again,
and when will we be married,
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and when will you return again,
when will we be married?
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When silver bells make cockle -shells,
tis then that we'll be married with me,
roo -roo -roo,
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for the diddle -dar, star -fay -hum,
love -a -die -dee -oh.
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