Key: E major
Verse 1
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E
Am
Springtime comes but once a year,
Sweet William on his deathbed lay,
For the love of Barbara Helen.
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Am
She loved him, and he loved her ,
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Sweet William would lay down his life
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For the love of our Brelin.
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Do you remember in the old town Inn,
I gave a toast to the lady's horse,
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Martha Barbarillon.
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Am
As she was walking down the road,
And what she thought that birdie sang,
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As she was passing the old churchyard,
And while she thought
the burglars rang out,
Was out -hunted by Breland.
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Then she looked to the east,
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Am
then she looked to the west,
Lay down,
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lay down that corpse of clay,
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A
Till she fell to the ground, a -crying,
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Oh, Father, go and make my grave.
for my love died for me last night,
I'll die for him tomorrow.
They both were buried
Or her grave grew a rosy red,
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E
Their boat grew up to a steeple hilltop,
in a thrill of a snap,
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsF# E Am A
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