As I Roved Out

(Chorus):
               Cm
With me too-rie-ah
Bb
Fol-the-riddle-ah
                                           Cm
Die-ree fol-the-riddle dai-ree oh.

        Cm                      Bb
And who are you, my pretty fair maid
        Cm                      Bb
And who are you, my lovely?
        Cm                      Bb
Who are you, my pretty fair maid
        Cm                      Bb
And who are you, my lovely?
        Cm
She answered me right modestly,
    Bb
"I am my mother's darling."

And will you come to my mommy's house,
Tonight when the moon shines clearly (repeat)
I'll open the door and I'll let you in
And divil the one who'll hear us.

So I went to her house in the middle of the night
The moon was shining clearly (repeat)
She opened the door and she let me in
And divil the one did hear us.

Then she took me by her lily-white hand
She led me to the table (repeat)
Said "There's plenty of wine for a soldier boy,
To drink it if he's able."

Then I got up and made up the bed
And I made it nice and easy (repeat)
Then I picked her up and set her down
Saying "Lassie, are you able?"

And there we lay until the break of day
And divil a one to hear us (repeat)
Then I arose and put on me clothes
Saying "Lassie, I must leave you."

But when will you be back again
And when will we be married (repeat)
When broken shells make Christmas bells
We might well be married.