Misc Traditional – The Road To Dundee (Guitar)
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[Verse 1]
D G D Cauld winter was howlin' o'er moor and o'er mountain G D E7 A7 And wild was the surge on the dark rollin' sea D G D When I met aboot daybreak a bonnie young lassie G D A D Who asked me the road and the miles tae Dundee
[Verse 2]
D G D Said I My young lassie, I canna weel tell ye G D A7 The road and the distance I ne'er can weel gie D G D But if ye'll permit me tae gang a wee bittie G D A7 D I'll show ye the road and the miles tae Dundee
[Verse 3]
D G D At once she consented and gied me her air-m G D A7 Ne’re a word did I speir wha the lassie might be D G D She appeared like an angel in feature and for-m G D A7 D As she walked by my side on the road tae Dundee
[Verse 4]
D G D At length with the howe of Strathmartin behind us G D A7 The spires o' the toon in full view we could see D G D She said, "Gentle sir, I can ne-re can forget ye G D A7 D For showing me the road and the miles tae Dundee.
[Verse 4]
D G D This ring and this purse take to prove that I’m grateful G D A7 And some simple token in trust you’ll gi'e me, D G D And in times to come I'll the laddie remember G D A7 D That showed me the road and the miles to Dundee?"
[Verse 5]
D G D I took the gold pin frae the scarf on my bosom, G D A7 And said, take ye this, in remembrance o' me", D G D Then bravely I kissed the sweet lips o' the lassie G D A7 D Ere I parted wi' her on the road tae Dundee
[Verse 6]
D G D So here's tae the lassie, I ne'er can forget her G D A7 And Ilka young laddie that's list'nin' tae me D G D And never be sweir to convoy a young lassie G D A7 D Though it's only to show her the road tae Dundee
[Verse 7]
D G D Cauld winter was howlin' o'er moor and o'er mountain G D E7 A7 And wild was the surge on the dark rollin' sea D G D When I met aboot daybreak a bonnie young lassie G D A D Who asked me the road and the miles tae Dundee