The Clancy Brothers - The maid of fife

^GThere once was a troop of Irish dragoons Come marching down thru F^Dyvie-O And the c^Gaptain fell in love wi' a very bonnie la^Css And he called her by h^Ger name, ^Dpretty Peg^Ggy-O

^GThere's many a bonnie lass in the glen of Auchterlass There's many a bonnie las^Ds in Gairioch-oO There's m^Gany a bonnie Jean in the streets of Aber^Cdeen But the flower of them^G all live^Ds in Fyvie^G, O

^GCome trippin' down the stair, Pretty Peggy, my dear Come down the stairs, Pre^Dtty Peggy-O Come trip^Gpin' down the stairs, combin' back your ^Cyellow hair Bid a long farewell to^G your mam^Dmy-O ^G

^GIt's braw, aye it's braw, a captain's lady for to be And it's braw to be a cap^Dtain's lady-O It's braw^G to ride around and to follow the camp ^C And to ride when your ^Gcaptain h^De is ready^G-O

^GO I'll give you ribbons, love, and I'll give you rings I'll give you a necklace ^Dof amber-O I'll give^G you a silken petticoat with flounces to^C the knee If you'll convey me do^Gon to you^Dr chamber-^GO

^GWhat would your mother think if she heard the guineas clink And saw the haut-boys mar^Dching all before you-O O little ^Gwould she think gin she heard the guinea^Cs clink If I followed ^Ga soldier^D laddie-O ^G

^GI never did intend a soldier's lady for to be A soldier shall never enj^Doy me-O I never d^Gid intend to gae tae a foreign l^Cand And I will nev^Ger marry ^Da soldier-^GO

^GI'll drink nae more o your claret wine I'll drink nae more o you^Dr glasses-O Tomorrow ^Gis the day when we maun ride awa^Cy So farewell ta^Ge your Fy^Dvie lasses^G-O

^GThe colonel he cried, mount, boys, mount, boys, mount The captain, he cried, ta^Drry-O O tarry y^Get a while, just another day or ^Ctwa Til I see if t^Ghe bonnie^D lass will^G marry-O

^GTwas in the early morning, when we marched awa And O but the captain he ^Dwas sorry-O The drums^G they did beat on the merry brae^Cs o' Gight And the band p^Glayed the^D bonnie la^Gss of Fyvie-O

^GLong ere we came to the glen of Auchterlass We had our captain to car^Dry-O And long ^Gere we won into the streets of A^Cberdeen We had our cap^Gtain to b^Dury-O ^G

^GGreen grow the birks on bonnie Ethanside And low lie the lowlands ^Dof Fyvie-O The capta^Gin's name was Ned and he died fo^Cr a maid He died for th^Ge bonny l^Dass of Fyv^Gie-O