Song Name: | So Early In The Spring | By: | Judy Collins |
Posted By: | WaltP | Difficulty: | Any |
Key: | A | Genre: | Folk |
Harp Type: | Chromatic | ||
Created: | 2009-08-24 19:08:11 | Modified: | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
Song: | SO EARLY IN THE SPRING
Traditional English folk Judy Collins Key: A 6 -5 5* -3 -55* -3 -3 -3 So ear-ly, ear-ly in the spring -3 5* 6 7 -7 7 -6* 6 I shipped on board to serve my king -3 6 -7 -7 7-6* 6 -7 -7 I left my dear-est dear be-hind 6 -5 5* -3 6 -5 5* -3 She oft�-times swore her heart was mine As I lay smiling in her arms I thought I held ten thousand charms With embraces kind and a kiss so sweet Saying We'll be married when next we meet As I was sailing on the sea I took a kind opportunity Of writing letters to my dear But scarce one word from her did hear As I was walking up London Street I shoved a letter from under my feet Straight lines being wrote without any blot Saying seldom seen is soon forgot I went up to her father's hall And for my dearest dear did call She's married, sir, she's better for life For she has become a rich man's wife If the girl is married, whom I adore I'm sure I'll stay on land no more. |