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Steeleye Span When I was on horseback By Marcel Veltman I am surprised to see nothing of this British Folk band on UG. In their days they were mentioned next to Fairport Convention as the other band which dared to bring electrical instruments into traditional folk. In fact, it was ex-Fairport member Ashley Hutchings who was among the founding fathers. Lead singer Maddy Prior was considered by some to be better then Sandy Denny. She could certaintainly raise more goose-flesh. Somewhere around 1975, with 'All around my Hat', they even brought a hitsingle up in the charts. Such a feat was never accomplished by Fairport. Not intended to play along with the original record, but to allow the singer/guitarplayer to do the song before his or her own audience. The chords in the first verse were those I found right away, the second verse contains those I found while experimenting a bit. You can do it either way, or change from one to the other through the song.
When AmI was on horseback, wGasn't I pretty When AmI was on horseback, wCasn't I Amgay Wasn't I pretty when I entered Cork Ccity And met with my dGownfall on the fourteenth of Ammay
SAmix jolly soldiers to cGarry my coffin SAmix jolly soldiers to mCarch by my Amside It's six jolly soldiers take a bCunch of red Amroses ACnd for to sGmell them as Emwe go alAmong
Beat the drum slowly and play the pipes only Playing the deadmarch as we go along And bring me to Tipperary and lay me down easy I am a young soldier that've never done wrong Instrumental break Repeat first verse