Earl O Marchs Daughter

	  		
Verse 1:
       C             Am 
Young Toshy Law's a hunting ga'en 
     F             G 
And galant is his deed, 
          C                 Am 
For he's ta'en the heart of Lady March 
     F       G       C 
The fairest maid in Tweed. 

         C              Am 
But the faither he has banished him 
    F               G 
For he's below her station 
    C              Am 
And Toshy Law has fled tae France 
    F         G        C 
To fight for King and nation. 



           C               Am               F              G 
She's the Earl of March's daughter and the fairest of them a' 
         C                Am            F         G     C 
But the humble squire o' Toshy Law has ta'en her heart awa'. 


Verse 2:
         C            Am 
Now the lady she has heard the news 
      F             G 
That Toshy Law has fled 
         C              Am 
And the lady's looking pale and drawn, 
       F      G       C 
She's ta'en unto her bed. 

   C                    Am 
A physician's came tae Neidpath, 
   F                  G 
A' season she's been lying, 
   C              Am 
I fear she has a broken heart, 
   F       G      C 
I fear my lady's dying. 



           C               Am               F              G 
She's the Earl of March's daughter and the fairest of them a' 
         C                Am            F         G     C 
But the humble squire o' Toshy Law has ta'en her heart awa'. 


 
Verse 3:
         C               Am 
Now her faither he's conceeded 
         F                G 
And he's one to tak' the blame. 
       C             Am 
And a messenger has sent awa' 
    F        G     C 
To feth her lover hame. 

         C              Am 
And the lady's feeling better, 
       F             G 
She's risen tae her feet 
           C                Am 
An' she's ta'en a hoose in Peebles town 
     F         G        C 
Her true love there to meet. 


 
          C               Am               F              G 
She's the Earl of March's daughter and the fairest of them a' 
         C                Am            F         G     C 
But the humble squire o' Toshy Law has ta'en her heart awa'.
 


 
Verse 4:
           C                 Am 
But she's looking tired and palid, 
     F                      G 
Her cheeks have lost their glow, 
      C               Am 
She's no the hansome beauty that 
    F      G    C 
She was a year ago. 

          C            Am 
And when Toshy Law to Peebles cam' 
     F              G 
His horse he didna tether, 
    C                  Am 
He swiftly passed the lady by 
     F         G     C 
An' ta'en her for another. 


Verse 5:
      C               Am 
He's galloped on for Neidpath 
    F             G 
To see his love again, 
    C                  Am 
He spurs his horse in anguish 
        F         G        C 
But he spurs his horse in vain. 

         C            Am 
For the lady lies in Peebles toon, 
      F                  G 
It's there she's passed awa'. 
     C                 Am 
Her wounded heart nae longer beats 
     F        G    C 
For handsome Toshy Law. 



           C               Am               F              G 
She's the Earl of March's daughter and the fairest of them a' 
         C                Am            F         G     C 
But the humble squire o' Toshy Law has ta'en her heart awa'.