{t:The Blue Cockade}
{st:Traditional}


'Twas [C]on one Monday's [Am]morning as [F]I walked [G7]o'er the [C]moss
I [C]little thought of [Am]listing 'til some [F]soldiers [Dm]did me [G7]cross
The [C]company en[Am]ticed me to [F]drink their [Dm]health all [G7]round
And the [C]bounty (and the [Am]bounty)
And the [F]bounty (and the [G7]bounty)
They [C]gave me five [F]guineas [G7]and a [C]crown


My [C]head was full of [Am]drink love and I [F]didn't [G7]think of [C]you
And [C]now I'm forced to [Am]go and join the [F]orange [Dm]and the [G7]blues
Our [C]ship she waits at [Am]anchor to [F]take the [Dm]flowing [G7]tide
I'll ret[C]urn love (I'll ret[Am]urn love)
I'll ret[F]urn love (I'll ret[G7]urn love)
In the [C]springtime when I [F]make [G7]you my [C]bride


So [C]early the next [Am]morning bef[F]ore the [G7]break of [C]day
The [C]captain gave his [Am]orders and my [F]love [Dm]marched aw[G7]ay
All [C]in your ranks and [Am]files boys all [F]on your [Dm]native [G7]shore
Fare thee [C]well love (fare thee [Am]well love)
Fare thee [F]well love (fare thee [G7]well love)
Fare thee [C]well love, you're the [F]lad that [G7]I ado[C]re.


But I [C]hope you never [Am]prosper and I [F]hope you [G7]always [C]fail
At [C]everything you [Am]venture I [F]hope you [Dm]ne'er do [G7]well
And the [C]very ground you [Am]walk upon - may the [F]grass re[Dm]fuse to [G7]grow
Since you've [C]been the (since you've [Am]been the)
Since you've [F]been the (since you've [G7]been the)
Very [C]cause of my [F]sorrow, [G7]grief and [C]woe.


It's [C]true my love has [Am]listed and he [F]wears a [G7]blue [C]cockade
He [C]is a handsome [Am]young man like[F]wise a [Dm]roving [G7]blade
He [C]is a handsome [Am]young man he's [F]gone to [Dm]serve the [G7]king
Whilst my [C]very (whilst my [Am]very)
Whilst my [F]very (whilst my [G7]very)
Heart is [C]breaking all [F]for the [G7]love of [C]him