BONNIE BAIRNS KATE RUSBY DADGAD tuning D= 000200 C= 032030 G= 550000

^DA lady walked in yon ^Cwild wood, ^GBeneath the holly ^Dtree,

^DIt was there she saw two ^Cbonnie bairns, ^GThere running at her ^Dknee.

^DAnd the first she pulled a ^Cred, red rose, ^GWith hands as soft as ^Dsilk,

^DAnd the next she pulled a ^Clily pale, ^GWith hands more white than ^Dmilk.

^D“Why do you pull th^Ce red, red rose, ^GAnd why the lily ^Dwhite?”

^D“We need them at th^Ce seat of grace, ^GFor the soul of thee ^Dtonight.”

^D“Oh bide with me yo^Cu bonnie bairns, ^GI’ll dress you rich an^Dd fine,

^DAnd for all the blackbirds ^Cin the woods, ^GYou’ll eat white bread an^Dd wine."

^DThe stars were shooting ^Cto and fro, ^GBut the thorns she did ^Dabhor,

^DAs the lady followed the ^Cbonnie bairns, ^GFor three long hours and ^Dmore.

^D“Where do you dwell yo^Cu bonnie bairns, ^GI’m woe and wear^Dy grown”,

^D“We live where woe i^Ct never comes, ^GIn a land to flesh ^Dunknown.”

^DThey came unto a ^Ctree of beech, ^GTwo names carved in the ^Dbark,

^D“Do you see your name carved her^Ce lady, ^GThe other lies in the ^Ddark.”

^DAnd she wept in vain and she ^Cwept full sore, ^GFor her love laid in the ^Dground,

^DAnd she wept until the ^Cstars gave way, ^G’Til the dawn it brought n^Do sound.

Kate Rusby - Bonnie bairns dadgad