Lyrics
(Folk song)
Oh dear what can the matter be, (repeat twice)
My maid has gone to the fair.
He promised to give me a fairing to please me
And then for a kiss, oh! he vowed he would tease me
He promised to buy me a bunch of blue ribbons
To tie up my bonny brown hair.
See also
- Harmony: chords I V
- Melody: tonic triad / D,E,F#,G,A,D’
- Meter: 6/8
- Scale: pentachord
- Tones: drmfs
YouTube
- Song with chords in 2 keys (PDF)
- MIDI file
- Listen to the song
