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Verse 1
It's (E minor) of a shepherd's (G major) daughter
Tending sheep on yonder hill
(G major) A roving blade come a -riding by
And swore he'd have his (G major) will
If you should have your will offer me
Pray tell to me your name
So when my baby it is born
I might call him the same
Oh (D minor) some they call me Jack he (G major) said
And some they call me John
(G major) But when I'm in the king's own (F major) court,
me name is Sweet William
(G major) He mounted on his milk -white steed
and (G major) away from her did ride
(C major) She's (E minor) lifted (F major) up her petticoat (E minor) s
and run close by his (F major) side
She ran till she came to the riverside,
she fell on her belly and swam
(G major) She swam till she came to
the other side,
took to her reels and ran
(G major) She (F major) ran till she came
to the king's own court
(E minor) and boldly (G major) pulled the ring
And (F major) none was so ready
but the (G major) King him (A minor) self
to let this fair maid in.
What brings you here,
me pretty fair maid?
What brings you here, says he?
It's of a knight in your own court
this day has robbed me.
What has he robbed you of, fair maid?
Has he (G major) stolen all your (C major) fee?
No, he's (F major) robbed me of my (G major) maidenhead
that my mother has (D sharp minor) given to (F sharp major) me.
Well, if he be a married man,
then it's a hanged he will be.
(G major) But if he be a single (F sharp major) man,
his body I'll give to thee
And he called (E sharp major) down his many men,
all by (E minor) one, by two, by three
Sweet William, (F major) he came last of all,
when first he used to be
And he pulled out a handful of gold,
he put it all in a glove
Take (E minor) this, take this, me (F major) pretty fair,
(E minor) me score,
seek for another true (G major) love
(F major) Oh, I'll not have any of your gold,
not any of your (G major) fee
(F major) But I will take your (G major) sweet body
that the King has (F major) granted me
He (G major) mounted on a mill quite steed
and she upon (E flat minor) another (F major)
They rode along the King's highway
like sister (F major) an d like brother
(C major) They (G major) rode till they came
to the first fair town
He (F major) bought her (C major) a gay gold ring
And (F major) when they got to the next fair town
He (F major) gave her a (E flat major) gay wedding
(F sharp major) Well I (F major) wish I were drinking
a bath of water
Instead of (F sharp major) drinkin' wine
Before (F sharp major) an old shepherd's daughter
(D flat minor) Would have (F sharp major) been a bride of mine
I (F major) wish I were drinkin' white wine
Instead of (F sharp major) drinkin' red
Before an old shepherd's (G minor) daughter
Would bring me to me wedding bed
The Shepherd's Daughter
Fay Hield
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