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Clyde Waters (Child 216) Anaïs Mitchell, Jefferson Hamer

^CWillie stands in his ^Fstable door And he's ^Ccombing his ^G7coal black ^Csteed And he's thinking of fair ^FMargaret's love And his ^Cheart ^G7began to ^Cbleed

"^CMother, fetch my ^Fhat and coat ^CHelp me tie them ^G7on ^CI'll away to fair ^FMargaret's bower ^CBefore the ^G7night comes ^Con"

^C"Stay at home with ^Fme, dear Willie Toni^Cght there c^G7omes a s^Ctorm I'll lay the table ha^Fndsomely Your ^Cbed be ^G7soft and ^Cwarm"

^C"Your tables, mother, a^Fnd your beds They ca^Cnnot bring me r^G7est ^CI'll away to fair M^Fargaret's bower ^CBefore the n^G7ight has p^Cassed"

^C"If you go to fair ^FMargaret's bower My ^Ccurse will g^G7o with ^Cthee And the deepest part of the ^FClyde Water ^CDrowned ^G7you shall ^Cbe"

^C"The good steed that I ^Fride upon C^Cost me thrice thirty p^G7ounds I'll^C put my trust in ^Fhis swift feet To ^Ctake me ^G7safe and ^Csound"

^CHe's rode over the ^Fhigh, high hill ^CDown the ^G7dewy ^Cglen And the rushing in the ^FClyde Water Would have ^Cfeared five^G7 hundred ^Cmen

^C"Roaring Clyde, you ^Froar so loud Your ^Cstreams are wondrous ^G7strong ^CMake me a wreck as ^FI come back ^CSpare me ^G7as I'm ^Cgoing"

^CAnd when he came to fair ^FMargaret's gate He's^C called to^G7 her withi^Cn "Rise up, rise up, maid^F Margaret ^CRise up and ^G7let me ^Cin!"

^C"Who's that stands at my ^Fgarden gate ^CCalling maid Margaret's ^G7name?" "It's^C only your first love, ^Fsweet William ^CThis night ^G7come to your ^Chome -

^COpen your door, maid ^FMargaret ^COpen and l^G7et me ^Cin My boots are full of the ^FClyde Water ^CAnd I'm ^G7shivering to the ^Cskin"

"My ^Cstable is full of ^Fhorses, Willie ^CMy barns are full of ^G7hay And my^C bowers are full of^F gentlemen ^CThey'll not ^G7remove 'til ^Cday"

^C"Fare thee well, maid ^FMargaret ^CFair thee ^G7well, a^Cdieu ^CA curse my mother laid^F on me For ^Ccoming this ^G7night to ^Cyou"

^CHe's rode over the ^Fhigh, high hill ^CDown the ^G7dewy glen And the ^Crushing in the ^FClyde Water ^CTook Willie's^G7 hat from ^Chim

^CThen he's leaned him over the^F saddlebow ^CTo fetch his ^G7hat ag^Cain And the rushing in the ^FClyde Water ^CTook Willie's ^G7coat from ^Chim

^CAnd he's leaned him over his ^Fsaddlebow To ^Ccatch his coat by ^G7force And the ^Crushing in the ^FClyde Water ^CTook Willie ^G7from his ^Chorse

^CThe very hour this ^Fyoung man sank ^CDown in the ^G7water deep Then ^Cup and rose maid ^FMargaret ^COut of her ^G7drowsy ^Csleep

^C"Come here, come here, my ^Fmother dear ^CI've dreamed a dreary^G7 dream I ^Cdreamed my lover was at^F our gate ^CAnd nobody ^G7let him i^Cn"

^C"Lie down, lie down, maid M^Fargaret ^CYour lover's ^G7come and ^Cgone The sport you would have ^Fmade with him ^CI've played it ^G7for my ^Cown"

^CNimbly, nimbly, ^Frose she up ^CDown to the river's ^G7brim But the ^Clouder that this l^Fady cried The ^Clouder ^G7blew the ^Cwind

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^CThe very first step that ^FMargaret took She ^Cstepped up ^G7to her f^Ceet And "Oh, and alas", this^F lady sighs "Your ^Cwater's ^G7wondrous ^Cdeep"

^CAnd the very next step that ^Fshe went in ^CShe's waded to her ^G7knee Says sh^Ce, "I would wade f^Farther in If ^CI my true l^G7over could ^Csee"

^CAnd the very last step that ^Fshe went in She ^Cstepped up ^G7to her ^Cchin And the deepest part of the ^FClyde Water ^CShe found s^G7weet William ^Cin

^C"You have had a ^Fcruel mother, Willie ^CI have ^G7had another ^CAnd now we sleep in ^FClyde Water ^CLike sister ^G7and like b^Crother"

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Anais Mitchell - Clyde waters child 216