Misc Traditional – The Wife Of Ushers Well (Guitar)
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Wife of Usher’s Well
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Am There was a woman and she lived alone Dm Am And babies, she had three Am She sent them away to the North Countrie Em Am To learn their grammarie Am They'd not been gone but a very short time Dm Am Scarcely six weeks to the day Am When death, cold death, spread through the land Em Am And swept them babes away Am She prayed to the Lord in Heaven above Dm Am Wearing a starry crown: Am Oh send to me my three little babes Em Am Tonight or in the morning soon Am It was very close to Christmas time Dm Am The night was long and cold Am And the very next morning, at the break of day Em Am Them babies come a-running home Am She set the table for them to eat Dm Am Upon it spread both bread and wine: Am Come eat, come drink, my three little babes Em Am Come eat, come drink of mine Am Oh mother, we cannot eat your bread Dm Am Neither can we drink your wine Am For the morrow morning at the break of day Em Am Our Saviour we must rejoin Am She made the bed in the back-a-most room Dm Am Upon it laid a golden sheet Am Upon the top a golden spread Em Am For to help them babes asleep Am Rise up, rise up – said the eldest one Dm Am Rise up, rise up – said he Am For tomorrow morn, at the break of day Em Am Our Saviour must we see Am Cold clods of clay roll o'er our heads Dm Am Green grass grows on our feet Am And our sweet tears, my mother dear Em Am Will wet our winding sheet