betsy the serving maid chords by
Martin Simpson

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Key: C minor•

Intro 1

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Verse 1

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On our farmer's daughter living near

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A dreadful story you soon shall hear

All off to

London she made her way

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For she was bound to serve

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it made to be

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She went until she come

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unto some squires

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Alling loudly there she did knock and call

I hear you want to serve and she said

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Well I am

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Betsy, you serve in

May

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And the squire had one only son

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And very soon

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Betsy's heart he won

But

Betsy being both blind and fair,

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This poor boy's heart she didn't snare.

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So on

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Sunday evening he took his time,

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An d unto

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Betsy he told his mind.

He swore by oats,

he swore by stars above,

Did you sweet

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Betsy, did you I love?

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But the old woman hearing him say so,

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It filled her heart with

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both grief and woe.

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Oh, we must contrive to send her away to be a slave all in

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her married cave

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So on

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Monday morning this old wo

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man arose crying,

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Betsy go gather up your clothes

I am going, some friends

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to see and only you

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Betsy shall go with me

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They went until they'd come unto

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some seaport town

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Ships were sailing all up and down

A ship was hailed and in she went

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Poor

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Betsy sailored then in discontent

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A few days later this old woman come home,

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It's welcome home,

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mother cried her son,

Welcome home,

mother on every side,

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But where is

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Betsy, the serving man?

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Oh son, oh son, oh son,

said she,

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Your heart's delight is all on the sea,

For I'd rather see my son lying dead,

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Than see him married to a serving man.

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A few days later this poor boy fell sick, so very sad,

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all in bed was he.

They could not cure him,

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though all they tried, he called on

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Betsy and then he died.

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And when she saw her son lying dead,

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she wrung her hands and she tore her head.

If I could see my son rise again,

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I'd send for

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Betsy and cross the

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Man.

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you

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