Intro: Em D C D Em
A [Em]blacksmith courted [D]me
Nine [C]months and [D]bet[Em]ter
He f[Em]airly won my he[D]art
Wrote [C]me a [D]lett[Em]er
With his [G]hammer [D]in his [Em]hand
He l[Em]ooked quite c[D]lever
And [A]if I was with my [G]love
I'd live [D]fore[Em]ver.
But w[Em]here is my love [D]gone
With his [C]cheeks like [D]ro[Em]ses
And his good black Billycock [D]on
Decked [C]round with [D]prim[Em]roses
I'm af[G]raid the [D]scorching [Em]sun
Will [Em]shine and burn his [D]beauty
[A]And if I was with my [G]love
I'd do [D]my [Em]duty.
Strange n[Em]ews is come to [D]town
Strange n[C]ews is c[D]arr[Em]ied
Strange [Em]news flys up and d[D]own
That my [C]love is [D]ma[Em]rried.
I w[G]ish them both [D]much [Em]joy
Though they can't hear [D]me
And may G[A]od reward him w[G]ell
For the s[D]lighting of [Em]me.
Don't [Em]you remember w[D]hen
You l[C]ay bes[D]ide [Em]me
And [Em]you said you'd marry m[D]e
And [C]not d[D]eny [Em]me
If I s[G]aid I'd [D]marry [Em]you
It was [Em]only for to try y[D]ou
So b[A]ring your witness l[G]ove
And I'll not [D]deny [Em]you.
No w[Em]itness have I [D]none
Save [C]God [D]Almi[Em]ghty
And [Em]may he reward you w[D]ell
For the [C]slighting [D]of [Em]me
Her l[G]ips grew pale [D]and [Em]wan
It [Em]made a poor heart t[D]remble
To t[A]hink she loved a o[G]ne
And he [D]proved dec[Em]eitful.
A [Em]blacksmith courted [D]me
Nine [C]months and [D]bet[Em]ter
He f[Em]airly won my he[D]art
Wrote [C]me a [D]lett[Em]er
With his [G]hammer [D]in his [Em]hand
He l[Em]ooked quite c[D]lever
And [A]if I was with my [G]love
I'd live [D]fore[Em]ver.
But w[Em]here is my love [D]gone
With his [C]cheeks like [D]ro[Em]ses
And his good black Billycock [D]on
Decked [C]round with [D]prim[Em]roses
I'm af[G]raid the [D]scorching [Em]sun
Will [Em]shine and burn his [D]beauty
[A]And if I was with my [G]love
I'd do [D]my [Em]duty.
Strange n[Em]ews is come to [D]town
Strange n[C]ews is c[D]arr[Em]ied
Strange [Em]news flys up and d[D]own
That my [C]love is [D]ma[Em]rried.
I w[G]ish them both [D]much [Em]joy
Though they can't hear [D]me
And may G[A]od reward him w[G]ell
For the s[D]lighting of [Em]me.
Don't [Em]you remember w[D]hen
You l[C]ay bes[D]ide [Em]me
And [Em]you said you'd marry m[D]e
And [C]not d[D]eny [Em]me
If I s[G]aid I'd [D]marry [Em]you
It was [Em]only for to try y[D]ou
So b[A]ring your witness l[G]ove
And I'll not [D]deny [Em]you.
No w[Em]itness have I [D]none
Save [C]God [D]Almi[Em]ghty
And [Em]may he reward you w[D]ell
For the [C]slighting [D]of [Em]me
Her l[G]ips grew pale [D]and [Em]wan
It [Em]made a poor heart t[D]remble
To t[A]hink she loved a o[G]ne
And he [D]proved dec[Em]eitful.
