Alex Campbell - John riley

A fair young maid all ^Din a ^Amgarden A bright young sailor came ^Driding ^Amby He said, "Fair ^Cmaid, would you like to ^Gmarry me? Oh, could you ^Bmfancy such a one ^Amas I?"

"Oh, no, kind sir, I ^Dcannot marry ^Amthee For I've a love all ^Don the salt ^Amsea Though he's been ^Cgone for seven long ^Gyears Still, no ^Bmman shall marry^Am me"

"What if he's on some ^Dbattlefi^Ameld slain? Or drownded in the ^Ddeep salt^Am sea? What if he's ^Cwith some other ^Glove? He won't re^Bmturn to marry ^Amthee"

"Well, if he's on some ^Dbattlefield ^Amslain Or drownded in the ^Ddeep salt ^Amsea I'll stay ^Chere and weep a^Glone And still stay ^Bmtrue to his me^Ammory"

"And if he's found a^Dnother^Am love And won't return to ^Dmarry ^Amme I wish him ^Call that love will ^Gbring Where they ^Bmdwell across ^Amthe sea"

He picked her up all ^Din his ^Amarms And kisses he gave her, ^Done, two and ^Amthree Saying, "Weep no ^Cmore, my own true ^Glove I am your ^Bmlong-lost John ^AmRiley"