Traditional Irish - Little sir hugh

It ^Dmwas a fine ^AmSummer's morn The ^DmSun Shone ^C over ^FAll When ^Dmall the playmates of ^AmLincoln school Came ^Gmout to play their ^AmBall :- They ^Dmtossed the ball so ^Amhigh, so high They ^Dmtossed the ^CBall so ^Flow Un^Dmtil it passed the ^Amwinding wall Where the ^GmApple trees did ^AmGrow, did grow Where the ^GmApple trees did ^DmGrow.

^DmDubiously with her ^Amback again(st) the wall She ^Dmwatched the ^Cplaymates ^Fall "Come ^Dmhere, come here my ^Amlittle Sir Hugh And ^Gmyou shall have your ^Amball" :- "Oh ^Dmnever a stranger I'll ^Amtalk to in my life With^Dmout my ^Cplaymates ^Fall; For ^DmMammy's cane so ^Amsore will bang And ^Gmthen the tears would ^Amfall, would fall, And ^Gmthen the tears would ^Dmfall."

A ^Dmripe rosey apple she ^Amgave to him To ^Dmseem she ^Cmeant no ^Fstrife At the ^DmApple he laughed, at the ^Amapple he smiled, By the ^Gmapple he lost his ^Amlife :- She ^Dmlured him here, she ^Amlured him there 'Till ^Dmthey were ^Call a^Flone And ^Dmreached her chamber ^Amhigh above Where ^Gmno-one would hear him ^Ammoan, him moan Where ^Gmno-one would hear him ^Dmmoan.

She ^Dmput him on a ^Amgolden chair, She ^Dmgave him ^Csugar ^Fsweet, A ^Dmlittle pen-knife she ^Amthen pulled out And ^Gmstabbed him like a ^Amsheep :- The ^Dmfirst cries 'came were ^Amloud and harsh, The ^Dmsecond were ^Csoft and ^Fthin, The ^Dmthird thing came was ^Amrosey red, Hugh's ^Gmlife it lay ^Amwithin, within, Hugh's ^Gmlife it lay ^Dmwithin.

She ^Dmdragged him here, she ^Amdragged him there, To the ^Dmwell drawn ^Cdark and ^Fdeep, A ^Dmchain of lead she ^Amplaced on him And ^Gmtossed him to his ^Amsleep :- "Well ^Dmdear forbid you ^Amswim, Sir Hugh So ^Dmstay you ^Chere," laughed ^Fshe "So that ^Dmno word of blame or ^Amaccusation Will ^Gmland on mine or ^Amme, or me Will ^Gmland on mind or ^Dmme."

The ^Dmday was passed, the ^Amsun was set, The ^Dmnight was ^Ccoming ^Fon, When ^Dmeve'ry mother ^Amhad their son, Poor ^GmLady Anabella had ^Amnone :- Well ^Dmup and down the ^Amstreet she went With her ^Dmcane in her ^Chand and her ^Fcall: "Oh ^Dmlittle Sir Hugh, if ^AmI catch you; Well ^Gmthen the tears will ^Amfall, will fall Well ^Gmthen the tears will ^Dmfall.

Ana^Dmbella passed by the ^Amchamber high, Where ^Dmshe a^Cbove did ^Fsleep, 'Til ^Dmcoming to the ^Amdark well Drawn ^Gmseventy fathoms ^Amdeep :- "^DmLie you here Sir ^AmHugh?" She asked; "^DmLie you ^Chere?" cried ^Fshe. "If ^Dmever a stranger you ^Amtalked to in your life, My ^Gmdear child talk to ^Amme, to me, My ^Gmdear child talk to ^Dmme."

"^DmI lie here, oh ^Amman," he said "Be^Dmneath this ^Cleaden ^Fchain; For the ^Dmsake of the knife that ^Amsticks in my heart, I ^Gmbetter not speak in ^Amvain :- ^DmTake my love to ^AmDa," he said "And ^Dmto my ^Cplaymates ^Fall, And ^Dmtell them to re^Ammember well The ^Gmday we played the ^Amball, the ball, The ^Gmday we played the ^Dmball!"