As I Roved Out Lyrics And Chords
The youtube video is byThe Clancy Brothers Version Of This Old Irish Folk Song, Tommy Makem is also included here on the youtube version. There are several different songs called ''As I Roved Out'' and they all have the same message about meeting a girl on a May morning and trying to ''Get Off With Her'' , enough said. The guitar chords are in the key of Am and are suited to playing on the banjo / mandolin. The sheet music notes are included. The youtube video is of The Clancy Brothers And Tommy Makem. As I Roved Out Song by Christy Moore is also included. It's seldom you get two song titles that match, and it's a big wonder there were not a whole lot more. I have only a couple of exact match song titles included on the site.
As [Am]I roved out on a [C]May morning,
On a [Am]May morning right [Em]early,
I [Am]met my love u[G]pon the way,
Oh, [Am]Lord, but [G]she was [Am]early.
Chorus
And [Am]she sang lilt-da-doo-dle, lilt-a-doo-dle, lilt-a-doo-dle-dee,
And [G]she hi-da-land-da-dee, and she [Em]hi-da-land-da-dee, and she [Am]lan-dae.
Her [Am]boots were black and her [C]stockings white,
And her [Am]buckles shone like [Em]silver;
She [Am]had a dark and a [G]rolling eye,
And her [Am]earrings [G]tipped her [Am]shoulders.
Chorus
"What [Am]age are you, my [C]nice sweet girl?
What [Am]age are you, my [Em]honey?"
How [Am]modestly she [G]answered me,
"I'll [Am]be six[G]teen age on [Am]Sunday."
Chorus
I [Am]went to the house on the [C]top of the hill
When the [Am]moon was shining [Em]clearly;
[Am]She arose to [G]let me in,
For her [Am]mammy [G]chanced to [Am]hear her.
Chorus
She [Am]caught her by the [C]hair of the head,
And [Am]down to the room she [Em]brought her;
And [Am]with the root of a [G]hazel twig,
She [Am]was the [G]well-beat [Am]daughter.
Chorus
"Will you [Am]marry me now, my [C]soldier lad?
[Am]Marry me now or [Em]never?
Will you [Am]marry me now, my [G]soldier lad?
For you [Am]see I'm [G]done for[Am]ever."
Chorus
"No, I [Am]won't marry you, my [C]bonny wee girl,
I [Am]won't marry you, my [Em]honey,
For [Am]I have got a [G]wife at home,
And [Am]how could [G]I dis[Am]own her?"
Chorus
A [Am]pint a night is [C]my delight,
And a [Am]gallon in the [Em]morning;
The [Am]old women are my [G]heartbreak,
But the [Am]young ones [G]is my [Am]darling.
Chorus
On a [Am]May morning right [Em]early,
I [Am]met my love u[G]pon the way,
Oh, [Am]Lord, but [G]she was [Am]early.
Chorus
And [Am]she sang lilt-da-doo-dle, lilt-a-doo-dle, lilt-a-doo-dle-dee,
And [G]she hi-da-land-da-dee, and she [Em]hi-da-land-da-dee, and she [Am]lan-dae.
Her [Am]boots were black and her [C]stockings white,
And her [Am]buckles shone like [Em]silver;
She [Am]had a dark and a [G]rolling eye,
And her [Am]earrings [G]tipped her [Am]shoulders.
Chorus
"What [Am]age are you, my [C]nice sweet girl?
What [Am]age are you, my [Em]honey?"
How [Am]modestly she [G]answered me,
"I'll [Am]be six[G]teen age on [Am]Sunday."
Chorus
I [Am]went to the house on the [C]top of the hill
When the [Am]moon was shining [Em]clearly;
[Am]She arose to [G]let me in,
For her [Am]mammy [G]chanced to [Am]hear her.
Chorus
She [Am]caught her by the [C]hair of the head,
And [Am]down to the room she [Em]brought her;
And [Am]with the root of a [G]hazel twig,
She [Am]was the [G]well-beat [Am]daughter.
Chorus
"Will you [Am]marry me now, my [C]soldier lad?
[Am]Marry me now or [Em]never?
Will you [Am]marry me now, my [G]soldier lad?
For you [Am]see I'm [G]done for[Am]ever."
Chorus
"No, I [Am]won't marry you, my [C]bonny wee girl,
I [Am]won't marry you, my [Em]honey,
For [Am]I have got a [G]wife at home,
And [Am]how could [G]I dis[Am]own her?"
Chorus
A [Am]pint a night is [C]my delight,
And a [Am]gallon in the [Em]morning;
The [Am]old women are my [G]heartbreak,
But the [Am]young ones [G]is my [Am]darling.
Chorus
Youtube video of As I Roved Out By The Clancy Brothers And Tommy Makem.
As I Roved Out Sheet Music Notes
