As I Roved Out
Traditional


Dm               C
"Who are you, me pretty fair maid
Dm              C
Who are you, me honey?"
Dm               C
"Who are you, me pretty fair maid
Dm              C
Who are you, me honey?"
    Dm                Am
She answered me right modestly,
      C              Am
"Oh I am me mother's darling"
        Dm          C
With me too-rie-ah, fol-a-riddle-day
                            Dm
di-ree fol-a-riddle dai-rie-oh


     Dm                  C
"And will you come to me mother's house
         Dm              C
When the moon is shining clearly?
    Dm                  C
And will you come to me mother's house
         Dm              C
When the moon is shining clearly?
     Dm                     Am
I'll open the door and I'll let you in
    C                 Am
And divil 'o one will hear us"
        Dm          C
With me too-rie-ah, fol-a-riddle-day
                            Dm
di-ree fol-a-riddle dai-rie-oh


     Dm                       C
So I went to her house in the middle of the night
         Dm               C
When the moon was shining clearly
     Dm                       C
Oh I went to her house in the middle of the night
         Dm               C
When the moon was shining clearly
    Dm                      Am
She opened the door and she let me in
    C                 Am
and divil the one did hear us
        Dm          C
With me too-rie-ah, fol-a-riddle-day
                            Dm
di-ree fol-a-riddle dai-rie-oh


    Dm                   C
She took me horse by the bridle and the bit
    Dm             C
And led him to the stable
    Dm                   C
Oh she took me horse by the bridle and the bit
    Dm             C
And led him to the stable
                 Dm                   Am
Saying, "There's plenty of oats for a soldier's horse,
   C                Am
To eat them if he's able"
        Dm          C
With me too-rie-ah, fol-a-riddle-day
                            Dm
di-ree fol-a-riddle dai-rie-oh


         Dm             C
Then she took me by the lily-white hand,
    Dm            C
And led me to the table
         Dm             C
Then she took me by the lily-white hand,
    Dm            C
And led me to the table
         Dm                           Am
Saying, "There's plenty of wine for a soldier boy,
   C                  Am
So drink it if you're able"
        Dm          C
With me too-rie-ah, fol-a-riddle-day
                            Dm
di-ree fol-a-riddle dai-rie-oh


     Dm             C
Then I got up and I made the bed
  Dm               C
I made it nice and aisy
     Dm             C
Then I got up and I made the bed
  Dm               C
I made it nice and aisy
     Dm             Am
Then I got up and I laid her down,
         C               Am
Saying ,"Lassie, are you able?"
        Dm          C
With me too-rie-ah, fol-a-riddle-day
                            Dm
di-ree fol-a-riddle dai-rie-oh


Dm                    C
There we lay till the break of day
    Dm                C
And divil the one did hear us
   Dm                    C
Oh there we lay till the break of day
    Dm                C
And divil the one did hear us
     Dm              Am
Then I arose and put on me clothes
        C              Am
Saying "Lassie, I must leave you"
Dm          C
With me too-rie-ah, fol-a-riddle-day
                            Dm
di-ree fol-a-riddle dai-rie-oh


 Dm              C
"When will you return again,
    Dm               C
And when will we get married?
       Dm              C
Oh and when will you return again,
    Dm               C
And when will we get married?"
      Dm                 Am
"When broken shells make Christmas bells,
C                 Am
We might well get married"
        Dm          C
With me too-rie-ah, fol-a-riddle-day
                            Dm
di-ree fol-a-riddle dai-rie-oh