John Riley chords by Odetta

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Verse 1
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Was a maid in a garden
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Strange young man came riding by
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Said, fair maid, will you marry me?
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This then, was her reply
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Oh, no, kind sir, I  cannot marry thee
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For I've a lover who sails
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along the sea
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He's been gone for seven
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years
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What if he's in some battle slain
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Or drowned in the deep salt sea?
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Or what if he's found another love,
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He and his love  both married be?
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If he's in some battle slain,
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Then I shall die when the moon doth wane.
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And if he's drownded in the deep salt sea
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I am    true to his memory
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And if he's found another love
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And he and his love both married be
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I wish them health and  happiness,
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where they  live across the sea.
Well, he picked her up in
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his arms so strong
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And kisses gave her one, two, three
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Saying, come my love, come with me
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I'm your  long lost John Riley
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Saying, come my love, come to me
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I'm your  long lost John Riley
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