Wandering Aengus Lyrics and chords

​Christy Moore recorded this folk song, Written By William Butler Yeats who also wrote the folk song Down By The Sally Gardens .also recorded by Donavan. Back to my list of Christy Moore songs .The Song of the Wandering Aengus sheet music in G Major is now included.

[G]I WENT out to the hazel wood,
[Am]Because a[C] fire was [D]in my [G]head,
And cut and[Em] peeled a [G]hazel wand,
And [Am]hooked a [C]berry to a [D]thread;
And[D7] when white moths were on the [D]wing,
And [G]moth-like [Em]stars were [G]flickering out,
I [Am]dropped the[C] berry in a [D]stream
And[D] caught a little silver[G] trout.
 
When I had laid it on the floor
I went to blow the fire aflame,
But something rustled on the floor,
And some one called me by my name:
It had become a glimmering girl
With apple blossom in her hair
Who called me by my name and ran
And faded through the brightening air.
 
Though I am old with wandering
Through hollow lads and hilly lands.
I will find out where she has gone,
And kiss her lips and take her hands;
And walk among long dappled grass,
And pluck till time and times are done
The silver apples of the moon,
The golden apples of the sun

Alternative chords in D Major key

[D]I WENT out to the hazel wood,
[Em]Because a[G] fire was [A]in my [D]head,
And cut and[Bm] peeled a [D]hazel wand,
And [Em]hooked a [G]berry to a [A]thread;
And[A7] when white moths were on the [A]wing,
And [D]moth-like [Bm]stars were [D]flickering out,
I [Em]dropped the[G] berry in a [A]stream
And[A] caught a little silver[D] trout.

Key of C

[C]I WENT out to the hazel wood,
[Dm]Because a[F] fire was [G]in my [C]head,
And cut and[Am] peeled a [C]hazel wand,
And [Dm]hooked a [F]berry to a [G]thread;
And[G7] when white moths were on the [G]wing,
And [C]moth-like [Am]stars were [C]flickering out,
I [Dm]dropped the[F] berry in a [G]stream
And[G] caught a little silver[C] trout.

Song of the Wandering Aengus sheet music