Misc Traditional - The Lark In The Morning

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the lark in the morning
irish traditional

chorus :
the [ F ] lark in the morning she [ C ] rises off her [ Am ] nest
she goes [ Dm ] off in the air with the [ C ] dew all on her [ Dm ] breast
and like the jolly ploughboy she [ C ] whistles and she [ Am ] sings .
she goes [ Dm ] home in the evening with the [ C ] dew all on her [ Dm ] wings .

oh roger the ploughboy he is a dashing blade ,
he goes whistling and singing for yonder leafy shade
he met with dark – eyed susan , she’s handsome i declare ,
and she’s far more enticing than the birds all in the air .

as they were coming home from the rakes of the town ,
the meadow being all mown and the grass had been cut down .
as they should chance to tumble all on the new – mown hay
oh it’s kiss me now or never this bonnie lass would say .

when twenty long weeks were over and past
her mammy asked the reason why she thickened round the waist .
it was the pretty ploughboy this girl then did say
for he asked me for to tumble , all on the new – mown hay .

here’s a health to you ploughboy wherever you may be ,
that’s like having a bonnie lass sitting on each knee .
with a pint of good strong porter , he’ll whistle and he’ll sing
and the ploughboy is as happy as a prince or a king

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chords in the chorus and verse are the same progression .