Misc Unsigned Bands - The Jolly Beggars - As I Roved Out Chords & Tabs

As I Roved Out as performed by "The Jolly Beggars"


Note that  Di-re fol-de-diddle is in mixed meter (3+3+2) which looks like:

Di-re fol-de-diddle
(2+1) (2+1) (2)


Dm              C
Who are you, me pretty fair maid,
Dm                  C
And who are you, me honey?
Dm              C
Who are you, me pretty fair maid,
Dm                  C
And who are you, me honey?
Dm
She answered me modestly,
C
I am me mommy's darlin'
Dm                C                 F     C             Dm
With me Too-ry-ay Fol-de-diddle-day Di-re fol-de-diddle Dai-rie oh
                                   
Dm                   C
Won't you come to me mommy's house,
Dm                       C
When the moon is shining clearly?
Dm                   C 
Won't you come to me mommy's house,
Dm                       C
When the moon is shining clearly?
Dm                          C
I'll open the door and I'll let you in,

And divvil-a-one will hear us!
Dm                C                F     C              Dm
With me Too-ry-ay Fol-de-diddle-day Di-re fol-de-diddle 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
So I went to her house in the middle of the night
Dm                        C
When the moon was shining clearly
Dm                      C
She opened the door and she let me in and 

divil the one did hear us

Dm                C                 F     C             Dm
With me Too-ry-ay Fol-de-diddle-day Di-re fol-de-diddle Dai-rie oh
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Dm                       C
She took me horse by the bridle and the bit
Dm                 C
And led him to the stable
Dm                       C
She took me horse by the bridle and the bit
    Dm             C
And led him to the stable
        Dm                           C
Saying "There's plenty of oats for a soldier's horse,
 
To eat it if he's able"
Dm                C                F     C              Dm
With me Too-ry-ay Fol-de-diddle-day Di-re fol-de-diddle Dai-rie oh

Dm                      C
Then she took me by the lily-white hand
Dm                    C
And she led me to the table
Dm                      C
Then she took me by the lily-white hand
Dm            C
Led me to the table
Dm                                   C  
Saying "There's plenty of wine for a soldier boy,

To drink if he is able"
Dm                C                F     C              Dm
With me Too-ry-ay Fol-de-diddle-day Di-re fol-de-diddle 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                 C
The I got up and I laid her down

Saying "Lassie, are you able? "
Dm                C                F     C              Dm
With me Too-ry-ay Fol-de-diddle-day Di-re fol-de-diddle Dai-rie oh

Dm                        C
And there we lay till the break of day
Dm                C 
Divil the one did hear us
Dm                        C
And there we lay till the break of day
Dm                    C
And divil the one did hear us
Dm                         C
Then I arose and put on me clothes

Saying "Lassie, I must leave you"
Dm                C                F     C              Dm
With me Too-ry-ay Fol-de-diddle-day Di-re fol-de-diddle Dai-rie oh

Dm                  C 
And when will you return again
Dm               C
When will we get married?
Dm                  C
And when will you return again
Dm               C  
When will we get married?
Dm                      C 
When broken shells make Christmas bells

We might then get married
Dm                C                F     C              Dm
With me Too-ry-ay Fol-de-diddle-day Di-re fol-de-diddle Dai-rie oh