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Intro: Bm A Verse Bm 'I am a forester of this land Bm As ye may plainly see D It's the mantle of your maidenhead Bm A That I would have from thee' Bm A Bm With me roo-run-rority ri-run-rority ri-no-ority-an Verse Bm He's taken her by the milk-white hand Bm And by the leylan sleeve D He's lain her down upon her back Bm A And asked no man's leave Bm A Bm With me roo-run-rority ri-run-rority ri-no-ority-an Verse Bm 'Now since you've lain me down young man Bm You must take me up again D And since you've had your will on me Bm A Come tell to me your name' Bm A Bm With me roo-run-rority ri-run-rority ri-no-ority-an Instrumental: Bm D Bm A Bm A Bm Verse Bm 'Some call me Jim, some call me John Bm Begad it's all the same D But when I'm in the king's high court Bm A Erwilian is me name' Bm A Bm With me roo-run-rority ri-run-rority ri-no-ority-an Verse Bm She being a good scholar Bm She's spelt it over again D 'Erwilian, that's a Latin word Bm A But Willy is your name' Bm A Bm With me roo-run-rority ri-run-rority ri-no-ority-an Verse Bm Now when he heard his name pronounced Bm He mounted his high horse D She's belted up her petticoat Bm A And followed with all her force Bm A Bm With me roo-run-rority ri-run-rority ri-no-ority-an Instrumental Bm D Bm A Bm A Bm Bm D Bm A Bm A Bm Verse Bm He rode and she ran Bm A long summer day A Until they came by the river Bm A That's commonly called the Tay Bm A Bm With me roo-run-rority ri-run-rority ri-no-ority-an Verse Bm 'The water it's too deep, my love Bm I'm afraid you cannot wade' A But afore he'd ridden his horse well in Bm A She was on the other side Chorus Bm A Bm With me roo-run-rority ri-run-rority ri-no-ority-an Verse Bm She went up to the king's high door Bm She knocked and she went in A Said, 'One of your chancellor's robbed me Bm A And he's robbed me right and clean' Bm A Bm With me roo-run-rority ri-run-rority ri-no-ority-an Instrumental Bm D Bm A Bm A Bm Verse Bm 'Has he robbed you of your mantle? Bm Has he robbed you of your ring?' D 'No, he's robbed me of me maidenhead Bm A And another I cannot find' Bm A Bm With me roo-run-rority ri-run-rority ri-no-ority-an Verse Bm 'And if he be a married man Bm Hanged he shall be D And if he be a single man Bm A He shall marry thee' Bm A Bm With me roo-run-rority ri-run-rority ri-no-ority-an Verse Bm This couple they got married Bm They live in Huntley town D She's the Earl of Airlie's daughter Bm A And he's the blacksmith's son Bm A Bm With me roo-run-rority ri-run-rority ri-no-ority-an Outro Bm D Bm A Bm A Bm Bm D Bm A Bm A Bm Bm D Bm A Bm A Bm Bm D Bm A Bm A Bm
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