Misc Traditional - The fair maid

When ^CI was a fair maid a^Gbout seventeen I listed in the Navy for to serve the ^CQueen I listed in the ^GNavy a ^Csailor lad to ^Gstand For to ^Fhear the cannons ^Crattle and the ^Gmusic so ^Cgrand The ^Gmusic so grand, the ^Cmusic so ^Ggrand For to ^Fhear the cannons ^Crattle and the ^Gmusic so ^Cgrand

The o^Cfficer that listed me was a ^Gtall and handsome man He said ‘You'll make a sailor so come along my ^Cman’ My waist been t^Gall and ^Cslender my fingers long and t^Ghin And the ^Fvery soon they ^Clearned me I ^Gsoon exceeded ^Cthem I ^Gsoon exceeded them, I ^Csoon exceeded ^Gthem And the ^Fvery soon they l^Cearned me I ^Gsoon exceeded ^Cthem

They ^Csent me to my bed they sent me to my ^Gbunk To lie with a sailor I never was a^Cfraid But taking ^Goff me bluecoat ^Cshirt often made me ^Gsmile For to ^Fthink I was a s^Cailor and a ^Gmaiden all the ^Cwhile A m^Gaiden all the while, a m^Caiden all the w^Ghile For to ^Fthink I was a m^Caiden and a s^Gailor all the w^Chile

They ^Csent me up to London for to guard the t^Gower And I thought I might be there till my very dying ^Chour But a lady ^Gfell in l^Cove with me I told her I was a ^Gmaid She ^Fwent up to the c^Captain and my ^Gsecret she be^Ctrayed My ^Gsecret she betrayed, my ^Csecret she be^Gtrayed She ^Fwent up to the c^Captain and my ^Gsecret she be^Ctrayed

The c^Captain he came up to me and asked if this ^Gwas so I dare not I dare not I dare not s^Cay no It's a ^Gpity we should lose you ^Csuch a sailor lad you ^Gmade It's a ^Fpity we should l^Cose you such a ^Ghandsome ^Cyoung maid Such a ^Ghandsome young maid ^Csuch a handsome young ^Gmaid It's a ^Fpity we should ^Close you such a ^Ghandsome young ^Cmaid

So f^Care thee well my captain you've been so kind ^Gto me And likewise my shipmates I'm sorry to p^Cart with thee But if ever the ^GNavy needs a lad a s^Cailor I'll re^Gmain I'll ^Fput on me cap and ^Cfeathers and I'll ^Grun the rigging a^Cgain I'll ^Grun the rigging ag^Cain, I'll run the ^Grigging again I'll ^Fput on me cap and f^Ceathers and I'll ^Grun the rigging ^Cagain