Are ye sleeping Maggie
by Unknown
- Type:
- Diatonic
- Posted by:
- verarrr
I totally love this song, especially the version sung by the band 'Rapalje'. If you're looking for the better kind of music, just look them up on youtube.
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<br /><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>ARE YE SLEEPING MAGGIE</strong></span><br /><br />3 3 4 4 -4 4 -3<br />Mirk and rain-y is the nicht.
<br />4 -4 3 3 3 -3 3 3 3<br />There’s no a star in a’ the car-ry
<br />3 3 -3 4 4 4 -3<br />Light-ning gleams a-cross the sky
<br />4 -4 3 3 3 -3 3 3 3<br />And winds they blaw wi’ win-ter fu-ry
<br />4 4 -4 3 3 4 4 4 -3<br />And it’s oh, are you sleep-in’ Mag-gie
<br />4 3 3 4 -5 5 4<br />Oh, are you sleep-in’ Mag-gie
<br />-3 3 -3 -4 -4 4 4<br />Let me in for loud the linn
<br />4 -4 3 3 3 3 3 -3 3 3<br />Is roar-in’ ow-er the war-locks crai-gie<br /><br />Fearfu' flows the boortree bank<br />The rifted wood roars wild and dreary<br />Loud the iron yett does clank<br />And cry of howlets mak me eerie<br /><br />Aboon my breath I daurna speak<br />For fear I'll rouse your wakeful daddie<br />Cauld's the blast upon my check<br />O rise, O rise, my bonnie lassie<br /><br />She's op'ed the door, she's let him in<br />He's cruist aside his dreeping plaidie<br />Ye can blow ye worst, ye winds and rain<br />Since Maggie noo I'm in aside thee<br /><br />O noo that you're wakin, Maggie<br />O noo that you're wakin, Maggie<br />What care I for howlets cry<br />For roaring linn or warlock's craigie.<br /><br />