Misc Traditional – Lassie Wi The Yellow Coatie (Guitar)
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Written as a poem by James Duff around 1810 with the tune added later, but the tune is said to be older than
the poem, most likely around the 1640s.
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[Chorus]
G C [tab]G D7 Will ye wed a moorland jockie G C Lassie wi the yellow coatie G D7 G Will ye busk and gang wi me
[Verse 1]
G C I ha meal and milk in plenty G D7 I ha kale and cakes fee dainty G C I've a but an ben fee gentry G D7 G But I want a wife like thee
[Chorus]
G C Lassie wi the yellow coatie G D7 Will ye wed a moorland jockie G C Lassie wi the yellow coatie G D7 G Will ye busk and gang wi me
[Verse 2]
G C Tho my mallen be but small G D7 Little gold I hae to show G C I've a heart without a flaw G D7 G And I'd gie it all tae thee
[Chorus]
G C Lassie wi the yellow coatie G D7 Will ye wed a moorland jockie G C Lassie wi the yellow coatie G D7 G Will ye busk and gang wi me
[Verse 3]
G C Wi my lassie and my doggy G D7 O'er the lea an' through the boggie G C Nane on earth would be sae vaunty G D7 G Or as blythe as we might be
[Chorus]
G C Lassie wi the yellow coatie G D7 Will ye wed a moorland jockie G C Lassie wi the yellow coatie G D7 G Will ye busk and gang wi me
[Verse 4]
G C Haste ye lassie tae my bossom G D7 While the roses are in blossem G C Time is precious, dinna lose them G D7 G Flo'ers will fade and so will ye
[Chorus]
G C Lassie wi the yellow coatie G D7 Will ye wed a moorland jockie G C Lassie wi the yellow coatie G D7 G Will ye busk and gang wi me