The Gallant Weaver

Intro: G C G 

 
G                      C       G 
Where Cart rins rowin' to the sea, 
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By mony a flower and spreading tree, 
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There lives a lad, the lad for me, 
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He is a gallant Weaver. 
 

 
G        D       Em      Bm 
O, I had wooers aught or nine, 
C                              D 
They gied me rings and ribbons fine; 
G                   C         G 
And I was fear'd my heart wad tine, 
C      D            D7    G 
And I gied it to the Weaver. 
 

 
G                   C      G 
My daddie sign'd my tocher-band, 
C          D        C       D 
To gie the lad that has the land, 
G                    C      G 
But to my heart I'll add my hand, 
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And give it to the Weaver. 
 

 
G        D       Em      Bm 
O, I had wooers aught or nine, 
C                              D 
They gied me rings and ribbons fine; 
G                   C         G 
And I was fear'd my heart wad tine, 
C      D            D7    G 
And I gied it to the Weaver. 
 

 
G                      C     G 
While birds rejoice in leafy bowers, 
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While bees delight in opening flowers, 
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While corn grows green in summer showers, 
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I love my gallant Weaver 
 

 
G        D       Em      Bm 
O, I had wooers aught or nine, 
C                              D 
They gied me rings and ribbons fine; 
G                   C         G 
And I was fear'd my heart wad tine, 
C      D            D7    G 
And I gied it to the Weaver.