As I Roved Out
The lyrics to this version of As I Roved Out tell the story of young girl who tries to sneak a man into her bedroom but is caught by her mother.
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She ends up getting beaten by her mother and her young lover abandons her. The chords are presented here in the key of A Minor.
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As I Roved Out – lyrics and chords
AmAs I roved out on a May morEmningOn aAmMay morning right earEmlyCI met my love upGon the wayOh,AmLord butEmshe wasAmearly.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ChorusAnd she sangClith-a-doodle, lith-a-doodle, lith-a-doodle-dee,And sheGhigh-di-lan-di-dee, and she high-di-lan-di-dee andAmshelan-day~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Chorus~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Her boots were black and her stockings whiteAnd her buckles shone like silver
She had a dark and a roving eye
And her ear-rings tipped her shoulder.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Chorus~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~“What age are you my nice wee girlWhat age are you my honey?”
How modestly she answered me
“I’ll be seventeen on Sunday.”
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Chorus~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I went to her house on the top of the hill
When the moon was shining clearly.
She arose to let me in
But her mammy chanced to hear her.
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Chorus~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~She caught her by the hair of the head
And down to the room she brought her,
And with the root of a hazel twig
She was the well-beat daughter.
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Chorus~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~“Will you marry me now my soldier lad
Will you marry me now or never?
Will you marry me now my soldier lad
For you see I’m done forever.”
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Chorus~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~“No I won’t marry you my bonny wee girl,
I won’t marry you my honey.
For I have got a wife at home
And how could I disown her?”
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Chorus~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~A pint at night is my delight
And a gallon in the morning.
The old women are my heart break
But the young ones is my darling.
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