Alasdair Roberts - Standing in yon flower garden

Standing in yon flowery ^Ggarden A handsome young ^G7man, ^Fhe passed me ^Cby He passed me ^Amby and he seemed to ^Gknow me And he said, "Fair ^G7maid, would you^F fancy ^CI?"

"Fancy you, sir, a man of ^Ghonour? For a man of ^G7honour, ^Fyou seem to ^Cbe And what am ^AmI, but a servant ^Ggirl, sir And a servant ^G7girl I ^Fintend to ^Cbe

"'Twas seven years since I had a ^Gsweetheart And six of ^G7them since ^FI did him ^Csee And seven mo^Amre I will wait u^Gpon him And if he's ^G7alive, he'll ^Freturn to ^Cme"

It was seven years since she had a ^Gsweetheart And six of ^G7them since ^Fshe did him ^Csee Perhaps this ^Amyoung man is dead or ^Gmarried This young man's ^G7face she ^Fmight never ^Csee

"Well, if he's married, I'll wish him ^Gbetter But if he's ^G7dead, may ^Fgod grant him ^Crest But if he's a^Amlive and a single ^Gsailor Then he's the ^G7young man ^FI love the ^Cbest"

He put his hand into his ^Gpocket His lily-white ^G7fingers ^Fwere thin and ^Clong And out be^Amtween them, shone the guinea gold ^Gring so And when she ^G7saw this, ^Fshe down did ^Cfall

He lifted her up into his ^Garms And gave her ^G7kisses ^Fmost tender^Cly Saying, "I'm your ^AmWillie and your single ^Gsailor And I've come from ^G7sea to wed ^Fnone but ^Cthee"

"Well, this young man, Willie, and my single ^Gsailor Your face and ^G7features ^Fseem strange to ^Cme But seven ^Amyears makes an alte^Gration With the rolling ^G7sea be^Ftween you and ^Cme"