Chord progression below repeats for each verse
D | D | G | D
G | D | E7| A7
D | D | G | D
G | D | A7| D
[Verse 1]
D G D
Cold winter was turnin' 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 A7 D
That asked me the road and the miles tae Dundee
[Verse 2]
D G D
I said, "My young lassie, I canna weel tell ye
G D E7 A7
The road and the distance I ne'er can weel gauge
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 gave me her air-m
G D E7 A7
Nae a word did I speir wham that lassie might hear
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 Strathmartine behind us
G D E7 A7
The spires o' the toon in full view we could see
D G D
She said, "Gentle sir, I can never forget ye
G D A7 D
For showin' me so far on the road tae Dundee.
[Verse 5]
D G D
This ring and this purse please accept as a token
G D E7 A7
And surely there's somethin' that ye can gi'e me,
D G D
That in years to come I'll the laddie remember
G D A7 D
Who showed me the road and the miles to Dundee?"
[Verse 6]
D G D
I took the gold pin frae the scarf on my bosom,
G D E7 A7
And said, "Tak' ye this, in remembrance o' me",
D G D
And bravely I kissed the sweet lips o' the lassie
G D A7 D
Ere I pairted wi' her on the road tae Dundee
[Verse 7]
D G D
So here's tae the lassie, I ne'er will forget her
G D E7 A7
Tae ilk a young laddie that's list'nin' tae me
D G D
Never be sweir to convoy a young lassie
G D A7 D
Though it's only to show her the road tae Dundee