[Intro] G C G D G D G C G C G [Verse] C G Sweet Willie and fair Annie sat ae day on a hill D G D Though they had sitten seven lang year, they ne'er wad had their fill G C Sweet Willie said a word in haste and Annie took it ill G C G "I winna wed a tocherless maid against ma mither's will" [Verse] C G "For ye're come o' the rich, Willie, and I'm come o' the poor D G D I'm ower laich tae be your bride an' I winna be yer hooer" G C So Annie's gane in 'til her bower, and Willie doon the den G C G C And he's come 'til his mither's bower by the lee licht o' the moon [Verse] G C G "Oh, sleep ye, wake ye, mither?" he says, "Or are ye the bower within?" D G D "I sleep richt aft, I wake richt aft, whit want ye wi' me, son? G C Whaur hae ye been a' the nicht, Willie? And war, ye've tarried lang" G C G "I've been courtin' fair Annie, and she is frae me gan" [Instrumental] G C G D G D G C G C G [Verse] C G "There is twa maidens in a bower, which o' them sall I bring hame? D G D The nut-broon maid has sheep and cows, fair Annie, she's got nane" G C "It's an ye wed the nut-broon maid, I'll heap wi' gowd ma hand G C G But an ye wed the fair Annie, I'd straik it wi' a wand [Verse] C G The nut-broon maid has sheep and cows, fair Annie, she's got nane D G D And Willie, for my benison, the nut-broon maid bring hame" G C "Oh, I sall wed the nut-broon maid and I sall bring her hame G C G But peace nor rest atween us twa, 'til death sinder's again [Verse] C G For sheep will die in cots, mither, and owsen die in byre D G D And what's this warld's wealth to me, gin I get na ma heart's desire?" G C "Ye'll tell her to come tae Willie's weddin' the morn at twel at noon G C G Ye'll tell her to come tae Willie's weddin', the heir o' Dublin toon" [Instrumental] G C G D G D G C G C G [Verse] C G So he is on tae Annie's bower and he's tirled at the pin D G D Wha was sae ready as Annie hersel tae open and let him in G C "It's I will come tae Willie's weddin' the morn at twel tae dine G C G It's I will come tae Willie's weddin', though I'd raither it had been mine [Verse] C G So maidens, tae my bower come and lay gowd on my hair D G D And far ye laid ae plait afore, ye'll now lay ten times mair G C Tailors, tae my bower come and mak' tae me a weed G C G And smiths untae my stable come and shoe tae me a steed" [Verse] C G At every tate o' Annie's horse, there hang a silver bell D G D There cam a wind oot frae the north which made them a' tae knell G C Fan she came tae Marykirk and sat down in the deas G C G c The licht that cam frae fair Annie enlichtened a' the place [Verse] G C G But up and stands the nut-broon bride, jist at her faither's knee D G D "Oh, fa is this, ma faither dear, that blinks in Willie's ee?" G C "Oh, this is Willie's first true love, afore he lovèd thee" G C G C "Gin that be Willie's first true love, he micht hae latten me be" [Verse] G C G "Oh, far got ye the water, Annie, that washes ye sae white?" D G D "I got it in ma mither's wame, far you'll ne'er get the like G C For ye've been washed in Dunny's well and dried on Dunny's dyke G C G And a' the water in the sea will never wash ye white" [Instrumental] G C G D G D G C G C G [Verse] C G Fan nicht was come, and day was gane, and a' man boun' to bed D G D Sweet Willie and the nut-broon bride were in their chamber laid G C They werena weel lyen doon and scarcely fa'an asleep G C G C Fan up and stands she, fair Annie, jist up at Willie's feet [Verse] G C G "Weel brook ye o' your broom, broon bride, atween ye and the wa' D G D And sae will I o' my winding sheet, that suits me best of a'" G C Sad Willie raise, pit on his claise, drew 'til him hose and shoon G C G And he is on tae Annie's bower by the lee licht o' the moon [Verse] C G The firsten bower that he cam 'til there was richt dowie wark D G D Her mither and her three sisters were makin' her a sark G C The neisten bower that he cam 'til there was richt dowie cheir G C G He's lifted up the coverlet, fair Annie lay streekit there [Verse] C G "It's I will kiss yer bonny cheek and I will kiss yer chin D G D I will kiss yer clay-cald lip, but I'll ne'er kiss woman again G C The day ye deal at Annie's grave, the breid but and the wine G C G Afore the morn at twel o'clock they'll deal the same at mine" [Verse] C G The tane was buried in Mary's kirk, the tither in Mary's quire D G D And oot o' the tane there grew a birk, and oot o' the tither a briar G C And aye they grew, and aye they drew, until the twa did meet G C G C And every ane that passed them by said, "There's been lovers sweet" [Outro] G C G D G D G C G C G
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