Written by Traditional
Original in C =
G Am G
It was one morning // In the spring
G Am G
I went on board // To serve the king
F C G
I left my dearest // Dear behind
G Am G
Who of'times told me // Her heart was mine
G Am G
When I came back // To her father's hall
G Am G
Inquiring // For my jewel
F C G
Her cruel father // This reply
G Am G
Her momma says // If you deny
G Am G
Oh she has married // Another man
G Am G
A richer man // For all his life
F C G
A richer man // For all his life
G Am G
And he has made her // His lawful wife
Instrumental: G Am G // G Am G // F C G // G Am G
G Am G
O God curse gold // And silver, too
G Am G
And all false women // Who won't prove true
F C G
For some will take // And then will break
G Am G
All for the sake // Of richery
G Am G
O stop young man // Don't talk too fast
G Am G
The fault is great // But none of mine
F C G
The fault is great // But none of mine
G Am G
Don't speak so hard // Of the female kind
Instrumental: G Am G // G Am G // F C G // G Am G
G Am G
If I had gold // You might have part
G Am G
As I have none // You've gained my heart
F C G
You've gained it all // With a free good will
G Am G
So keep my vows // And hold them still
G Am G
Since hard fortune // Around me frowns
G Am G
I'll sail this ocean // Round and round
F C G
I'll sail this ocean // Until I die
G Am G
I'll quit my ways // On the mountain high
Instrumental: G Am G // G Am G // F C G // G Am G
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