Willie Boy lyrics
Strophe:
C G
4Twas early in the month of spring
a G
When Willie went to serve the king.
C G
The night was dark and
the wind blew high
a G
I had to part for my Willie boy.
Refrain:
F C G
Father, father make me a boat,
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He4s on the ocean, that4s all I know.
F C G
I4ll watch the
ships as they pass by,
F F G
I will enquire for my Willie boy.
Strophe:
She sailed the sea for one day or two
When she
met a captain and his jolly crew.
Oh please dear captain, tell me
true,
Did my Willie boy sail on board with you?
Refrain:
What colour of clothes did your Willie wear?
What colour of hair had
your Willie dear?
He wore a jacket of royal blue,
His hair was
black, and his heart was true.
Strophe:
Indeed fair maiden,
he is not here,
He4s on the deep that I greatly fear.
At St.
Andrew4s Bay as we passed by
I lost nine more and your Willie boy.
Refrain:
She shook her head and she tore her hair
She was
a lady in deep despair.
She crashed her boat against a rock
Crying
How could I live when my love is lost?
Strophe:
She wrote
a letter and she wrote it long,
And in this letter she wrote a song.
At every line she shed a tear,
At every line she cried Willie
dear!
Refrain:
Father, Father make me a grave.
Dig it
long and dig it deep,
And at my head lay a gentle dove
So the world
will know that I died of love.
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