Key: C major
Verse 1
G
C
D
F
G
Mary
C
Hamilton
to the Kyrgyz gang
were ribbons in her hair,
the king thought more
of Mary Hamilton
were ribbons on her breast,
and the king thought more
of Mary Hamilton
G
Kirkisgain
with gloves upon her hands,
and the King thought
more of Mary Hamilton
than the Queen and all
F
her lands.
G
Now she hadn't
been about the King's court
G
till she was loved by the whole King's court,
Am
G
but the King the only man.
G
king's court
a month but barely three till,
for the king's court, Mary Hamilton,
Now the king is to the abbey gain,
to poo the abbey tree,
A
C
to pluck the bairn for Mary's hurt,
but the thing it would nae be.
Saying, Gae sink ye or swim ye,
my bonnie wee bairn,
Ye's got nae mer for me.
C
G
And word is to the noble room,
among the ladies o 'er,
That Mary Hamilton's brough to bed,
awar.
and scarcely fawn asleep,
C
where's your bairn?
For I'm sure I heard it greet.
G
C
No, no, my noble queen,
F
G
think nae such thing to be,
T 'was but a stitch into my side,
C
F
C
and there it troubles me.
Get up, get up, Mary Hamilton,
Am
A
get up and follow me,
a rich wedding for to see.
C
A
Oh, slowly, slowly raise she up,
And slowly put she on,
And wholly raise she o 'er the way,
D
A
Where many's a weary morn.
As she get up the tall booth stair,
The corks fae her heels did flee,
But long ere she come down again,
E
A
Mary Hamilton was condemned to die.
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