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1.A gentleman was passing by,
C
he asked a drink as he got dry,
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at his well below the valley - o.
Chorus:
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Green grows the lily - o,right among the bushes - o.
Dm
2.She said "My cup it overflows,
C
if I stoop down I might fall in
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at the well below the valley - o.
Chorus:
C Dm C Dm C Dm
Green grows the lily - o,right among the bushes - o.
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3.If your true love was passing by,
C
you´d fill him a drink if he got dry
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at the well below the valley - o.
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4.She swore by grass,she swore by corn,
C
hat her true love was never born
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at the well below the valley - o.
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5.I say "Young maid,you´re swearing wrong,
C
for five fine children you had born
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at the well below the valley - o.
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6.If you´re a man of noble fame,
C
you´ll tell me who´s the father of them
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at the well below the valley - o.
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7.There was tow of them by your uncle Dan,
C
another tow by your brother John
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at the well below the valley - o.
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8.Another by your father dear
C
at the well below the valley - o,
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at the well below the valley - o.
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9.Well if you´re a man of noble fame,
C
you´ll tell me what did happen to them
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at the well below the valley - o.
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10.There was tow of them buried by the stable door,
C
another tow ´neath the kitchen floor
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at the well below the valley - o.
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11.Another´s buried by the well,
C
at the well below the valley - o,
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at the well below the valley - o.
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Dm
12.Well if you´re a man of noble fame,
C
you´ll tell me what will happen myself
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at the well below the valley - o.
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Dm
13.You´ll be seven years a - portering in hell,
C
and seven years a - ringing a bell
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at the well below the valley - o.
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14.I´ll be seven years a - ringing a bell,
C
but the Lord above may save my soul from portin´in hell
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at the well below the valley - o.
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