Steeleye Span - The old maid in the garrett

^FI was told by my Aunt, I was told by my mother That ^Cgoing to a wedding is the ^Fmakings of another Well, ^Bbif this be so, then I'll ^Fgo without a bidding Oh, kind ^BbProvi^Fdence, won't you send me to a wedding

And it's, oh, ^Bbdear ^Fme How will it ^Bbbe If I ^Fdie an old maid In the ^Cgar^Fret

^FNow there's my sister Jean, she's not handsome or good looking ^CScarcely sixteen and a ^Ffella she was courting Now she's twenty-^Bbfour, she's a ^Fson and a daughter Here am I, ^Bbforty-^Ffour and I've never had an offer

And it's, oh, ^Bbdear ^Fme How will it ^Bbbe If I ^Fdie an old maid In the ^Cgar^Fret

^FI can cook and I can sew, I can keep a house right tidy ^CRise up in the morning and ^Fget the breakfast ready There's nothing in this ^Bbwide world that ^Fmakes my heart so cheery As a wee ^Bbfat ^Fman to call me his own Deary

And it's, oh, ^Bbdear ^Fme How will it ^Bbbe If I ^Fdie an old maid In the ^Cgar^Fret

Oh, ^Bbdear ^Fme ^{Bb F C F} [Verse] ^FOh, come landsman or come townsman, come tinker or come tailor Come ^Cfiddler, come dancer, come ^Fploughman or come sailor Come rich man, come ^Bbpoor man, come ^Ffool or come witty Come any ^Bbman at ^Fall, won't you marry out of pity?

And it's, oh, ^Bbdear ^Fme How will it ^Bbbe If I ^Fdie an old maid In the ^Cgar^Fret

And it's, oh, ^Bbdear ^Fme How will it ^Bbbe If I ^Fdie an old maid In the ^Cgar^Fret^Dm....^Bb....^C..