Steeleye Span - Long-a-growing

^FAs ^CI was walk^Aming by ^Dmyonder church ^Fwall I saw ^Cfour-and-twenty ^Amyoung men a-^Dmplaying at the ^Fball I ^Casked for my own true ^Amlove, but ^Dmthey wouldn't let him ^Fcome ^GFor they ^Amsaid the ^Dmboy

N.C.

was young but a-^Amgrowing ^F

^CFather, dear fath^Amer, you've ^Dmdone to me much ^Fwrong You've ^Ctied me to a boy, ^Amwhen you ^Dmknow he is too ^Fyoung But ^Che will make a Lord ^Amfor ^Dmyou to wait u^Fpon ^GAnd a ^Amlady ^Dmyou

N.C.

will be while he's ^Amgrowing

^FWe'll ^Csend him to coll^Amege for ^Dmone year or ^Ftwo And ^Cmaybe in time, ^Amthe ^Dmboy will do for ^Fyou I'll ^Cbuy you white rib^Ambons to ^Dmtie around his ^Fwaist ^GFor to ^Amlet the ^Dmladies

N.C.

know that he's ^Ammarried

The ^Ctrees they do grow high ^Amand the ^Dmleaves they do grow ^Fgreen The ^Cday is passed and gone, my ^Amlove, that ^Dmyou and I have ^Fseen It's ^Con a cold winter's ^Amnight, that ^DmI must lie a^Flone ^GFor the ^Ambonny ^Dmboy

N.C.

is young but a-^Amgrowing ^F

^CAt the age of six^Amteen, ^Dmhe was a married ^Fman And ^Cat the age of seven^Amteen, the ^Dmfather to a ^Fson And ^Cat the age of eigh^Amteen, his ^Dmgrave it did grow ^Fgreen ^GCruel ^Amdeath had ^Dmput

N.C.

an end to his ^Amgrowing