The Trooper And The Maid Guitar Chords And Lyrics
A traditional song from Scotland that dates from the early 17 century, recorded by Ewan McColl, Guitar chords are in D Major in chordpro .The MacLeods and Archie Fisher, this song sounds very much like ''As I Roved Out'' [ lyrics ] by Christy Moore, a lot of the words are similar but I'm sure this one came first.
A[D] trooper lad came here last [A]night,
With [Em]riding he was [A]weary, A [D]trooper lad came [A]here last night, [Em]When the moon[A] shone [Em]bright and [D]clearly. Chorus 1 [D]Bonny lassie, I'll lie near [A]you, Hey [Em]bonny lassie, I'll lie [A]near you, I'll[D] gar all your [A]ribbons reel, [Em]Bonny [A]lassie, ere I [Em]leave [D]you. [D]She's ta'en his high horse by the[A] head, She's [Em]led him to the [A]stable, She's [D]given him both [A]corn and hay As [Em]much as [A]he was [Em]abl[D]e. Chorus 1 [D]She's ta'en the trooper by the [A]hand And [Em]led him to the [A]table, There's [D]food and wine for a [A]soldier here, As [Em]much as [A]he is [Em]ab[D]le. Chorus 1 [D]She went upstairs to make the [A]bed, And [Em]she made it soft and [A]easy. She's [D]pulled her petticoats [A]o'er [D]her head, Crying, [Em]Soldier, [A]are you [Em]rea[D]dy Cho [D]He's taken off his big [A]topcoat, [Em]Likewise his hat and [A]feather. He's[D] ta'en the broadsword [A]from his [D]side, And [Em]now he's [A]down be[Em]side [D]her. Chorus 1 [D]They had not been an hour in [A]bed, An [Em]hour but and a [A]quarter, When[D] the drums came beating [A]up the [D]town, And[Em] every [A]beat got [Em]shor[D]ter. Chorus 2 [D]Bonny lassie, I must leave[A] you, Now[Em] bonny lassie, I must [A]leave you, If [D]ever I come this [A]road a[D]gain I [Em]will ]A]come in and [Em]see [D]you. [D]She's ta'en her gown out o'er her[A] arms, And [Em]followed him through [A]Stirling. She's [D]grown so full she [A]could not [D]bow, And [Em]he [A]left her in [Em]Dunferm[D]line. Chorus 2 [D]It's when will you come back [A]again To [Em]be your bairnie's [A]daddy ? When [D]cockle shells grow [A]silver [D]bells It's [Em]when I'll[A] come and[Em] wed [D]ye. |
|