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Verse 1
(E minor) A holiday, a holiday,
first one of the year
Lord Donald's wife came into church,
some gospel for to hear
And when the meeting it was done,
she cast her eyes about
There (G major) she saw little (D major) Matty Grose
walk (C major) ing in (G major) the crowd (E minor)
Come home with me, little Matty Grose,
come home with me tonight
(G major) Come home with me, little (D major) Matty Grose,
and (C major) sleep with me till (E minor) night
I can't come home, I won't come home,
I can't come home for my (G major) life
For I can tell by the (D major) rings
on your fingers
that you (C major) are Lord (E minor) Donald's wife
Well it's true I am Lord
Donald's wife,
but Lord Donald he's not at home
(G major) He's out on the far (D major) cornfields
(C major) bringing the (E minor) yearlings home (G major)
(D major) (C major) (E minor) (G major) (D major) (C major) (E minor)
Well, Matty Groves, he lay down
and he took a little sleep (G major)
When he awoke, Lord (D major) Donald,
he was stand (C major) ing at his feet (E minor)
Saying, how do you like my feathered bed,
and how do you like my sheet (G major) s?
And how do you like my lady, (D major)
who lies (C major) in your (G major) arms asleep? (E minor)
Well, it's well I like your feathered bed,
and well I like your sheet (G major) s
But better I like your lady (D major) wife,
who (C major) lies in my (G major) arms (E minor) asleep (G major)
(D major) (C major) (E minor) (G major) (D major) (C major) (E minor)
Well, get up, get up, Lord Donald cried
Get up as quick as you can (G major)
And that it'd never be said in (D major) fair Ireland
That I (C major) slew a (G major) na ked man (E minor)
I can't get up, I won't get up,
I can't get up for my (G major) life
For you have two fine (D major) beaten swords,
(C major) I but a pocket knife (E minor)
Well it's true, I have two beaten swords
and they cost me deep in the purse
(G major) But you shall have the better (D major) of them
and (C major) I shall have (E minor) the worse
And you will strike the very first blow
and strike it like a man
(G major) Then I will strike the very (D major) next blow,
and I'll (C major) kill you if I can! (E minor) (G major) (D major)
Kill (C major) you if I can! (E minor) (G major) (D major) (C major) (E minor)
Well, Matty struck the very first blow,
he hurt
O'Donnell's (G major) sore
Lord Donnell struck the very (D major) next blow,
and (C major) Matty he struck no (E minor) more
Then Lord Donnelly took his wife,
he sat her upon his knee
(G major) Now who do you like, the better (D major) of us,
little (C major) Mattie, (G major) Groves or (E minor) me?
Then Lord Donnelly's wife did speak,
I never heard speak so free
(G major) I'd rather kiss dead Mat (D major) tie's lips
than yours (C major) in your (G major) finery (E minor)
Then Lord Donnelly jumped up
and loudly did he bawl
(G major) He drew his sword and (D major) pinned his wife
to (C major) the back (E minor) of a wall (G major) (D major)
To (C major) the back of a (E minor) wall (G major) (D major) (C major)
(E minor) A grave, a grave, Lord Donald cried
To put these lovers in (G major)
And bury my lady at (D major) the top
For (C major) she was of noble
Kill (E minor) (G major) (D major) (C major) (E minor) (G major) (D major)
(C major) (E minor)
(G major) (D major) (C major) (E minor) (G major) (D major) (C major) (E minor)
you
Matty Groves
Johnny Logan
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