betsy the serving maid

betsy the serving maid easy guitar chords by Martin Simpson

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    Verse 1

    On 
    our 
    farmer
    's 
    daughter 
    liv
    ing 
    near 

    A dread
    ful story 
    you 
    soon 
    shall hear 

    All 
    off 
    to 

    London 
    she 
    made 
    her 
    way 

    For 
    she was 
    bound 
    to serve 

    it made 
    to 
    be 

    She 
    went 
    until 
    she come 

    unto 
    some squires 

    Alling 
    loudly 
    there 
    she did 
    knock 
    and 
    call 

    hear 
    you want 
    to serve 
    and 
    she said 

    Well I 
    am 

    Betsy, 
    you 
    serve 
    in 

    May 

    An
    d the 
    squire 
    had 
    one 
    only 
    son 

    And very 
    soon 

    Betsy's 
    heart 
    he 
    won 

    But 

    Betsy 
    being 
    both blind 
    and 
    fair, 

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

    So 
    on 

    Sunday 
    evening 
    he 
    took 
    his 
    time, 

    An
    d unto 

    Betsy 
    he 
    told his 
    mind. 

    He swore 
    by oats, 

    he swore 
    by stars 
    above, 

    Did you 
    sweet 

    Betsy, 
    did you 
    love? 

    But 
    the 
    old 
    woman 
    hearing 
    him say 
    so, 

    It filled 
    her heart 
    with 

    both grief 
    and woe. 

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

    her married 
    cave 



    So 
    on 

    Monday 
    morning 
    this 
    old 
    wo

    man arose 
    crying, 

    Betsy 
    go gather 
    up 
    your 
    clothes 

    am going, 
    some 
    friends 

    to 
    see 
    and only 
    you 

    Betsy 
    shall go 
    with 
    me 

    They 
    went 
    until they'd 
    come unto 

    some 
    seaport 
    town 

    Ships 
    were 
    sailing all 
    up 
    and 
    down 

    ship 
    was hailed 
    and 
    in 
    she 
    went 

    Poor 

    Betsy 
    sailored 
    then 
    in 
    discon
    tent 




    few days 
    later 
    this old 
    woman come 
    home, 


    It's welcome 
    home, 

    mother cried 
    her 
    son, 

    Welcome 
    home, 

    mother on 
    every side, 

    But where 
    is 

    Betsy, 
    the serving 
    man? 

    Oh 
    son, 
    oh son, 
    oh son, 

    said she, 

    Your heart's 
    delight 
    is 
    all on the 
    sea, 

    For 
    I'd rather 
    see 
    my son 
    lying 
    dead, 


    Than see 
    him 
    married to 
    a serving 
    man. 

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

    all in 
    bed was 
    he. 

    They 
    could not 
    cure 
    him, 

    though all 
    they tried, 
    he called 
    on 

    Betsy 
    and then 
    he died. 

    And when 
    she 
    saw her 
    son 
    lying 
    dead, 

    she wrung 
    her hands 
    and 
    she tore 
    her head. 

    If 
    could see 
    my son 
    rise 
    again, 

    I'd send 
    for 

    Betsy 
    and cross 
    the 

    Man. 



    you 




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