Cherish the Ladies - Matt hyland

There was a ^Clord^G__, lived ^Fin this ^Ctown ^F Who ^Ghad a ^Ffair and ^Emlucky ^Dmdaugh^Cter She was courted by^G a ^Fhandsome ^Cman ^F Who ^Gwas a ^Fservant ^Emto her ^Dmfat^Cher But when her parents came to ^Gknow They swore ^Cthey'd ban him^F from the ^Gis^Cland ^F This maid, she ^Cknew^F that her heart would ^Cbreak ^F Had ^Gshe to ^Cpart with young Matt ^GHy^Cland

Straightway ^Cto^G her ^Flove she ^Cwent ^F And ^Gthen in^Fto his ^Emroom to ^Dmwake ^Chim Saying, "Arise, my ^Glove,^F and go a^Cway ^F This ^Gvery ^Fnight you ^Emwill be ^Dmtak^Cen I overheard my parents ^Gsay In spite of ^Cme they ^Fwould trans^Gport ^Cyou Arise, my love,^F and go a^Cway ^F I ^Gwish to ^CGod I'd gone be^Gfore ^Cyou"

They both sat ^Gdown^F all upon the ^Cbed ^F All ^Gfor the ^Fsight of ^Emone a^Dmnot^Cher And not one ^Gword did ^Feither ^Cspeak ^F 'Til ^Gdown her ^Fcheeks the ^Emtears did ^Dmsho^Cwer She laid her head upon his ^Gbreast Around his ^Cneck her ^Farms en^Gtwined ^Cthen ^F "No duke nor ^Cearl^F nor lord I'll ^Cwed ^F I'll ^Gwait for ^Cyou, my own Matt ^GHy^Cland"

"How can ^CI_^G_ go a^Fway, my ^Clove? ^F How ^Gcan I ^Fgo with^Emout my ^Dmwag^Ces? Without one ^Gpenny ^Fof my ^Cown ^F Just ^Glike some ^Flow and ^Emlonesome ^Dmvag^Crant" "Here's twenty guineas in bright ^Ggold That's far much ^Cmore than ^FFather ^Gowes ^Amyou Take it, ^Clove,^F and go a^Cway ^F You ^Gknow right ^Cwell, I do a^Gdore ^Cyou"

The lord con^Gversed with his ^Fdaughter ^Cfair ^F One ^Gnight a^Fbove in ^Emher bed^Dmcham^Cber Saying, "I'll give you ^Gleave^F for to bring him ^Cback ^F Since ^Gthere's no ^Fone can ^Emwin your ^Dmfav^Cour" She wrote a letter in great ^Ghaste For him her ^Cheart was ^Fstill re^Gpin^Aming They brought him ^Cback,^F to the church they ^Cwent ^F And ^Gmade a ^Clord of young Matt ^GHy^Cland