The Dubliners – The Maid Of The Sweet Brown Knowe (Ukulele)

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Come all you lads and lassies and listen to me a while

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I'll sing to you a verse or two that's sure to make you smile

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Concerning a young man I am going to tell you now

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Who has lately come a courting the maid of the Sweet Brown Knowe.

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This young man says "My pretty maid, will you come along with me?

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We'll both fly off together and happy we will be

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We'll join our hands in wedlock bands as I'm speaking with ya now

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And I'll do me best endeavour for the maid of the Sweet Brown Knowe."

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This fair and fickle young thing she knew not what to say

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Her eyes did shine like diamonds bright and merrily did play

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She says "Young man, your love subdue, for I'm not ready now

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And I'll spend another season at the foot of the Sweet Brown Knowe."

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The young man said "My pretty maid, how can you answer so?

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See down in yonder valley where my crops do gently grow

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Down in yonder valley I have horses, men and plough

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And they're at their daily labor for the maid of the Sweet Brown Knowe."

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"If they're at their daily labor, kind sir, 'tis not for me

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I've heard of your behavior, I have indeed", says she

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"There is an inn where you call in and I've heard the people say

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That you rap and you call and you pay for all and come home at the break of 

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day."

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"If I rap and I call and I pay for all, me money is all me own

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I'll never spend your fortune for I hear that you've got none

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You thought you had me poor heart won by meeting with ya now

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But I'll leave ya where I found ya at the foot of the Sweet Brown Knowe."