[Intro]
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[Verse]
G
Says I, "My dearest Molly, come let us fix the time
D
Fan ye and I will mairried be and wedlock us combine
G D
Fan ye and I get mairried, love, richt happy we will be
G C
For ye are the bonnie lassie that's tae pad the road wi' me"
[Verse]
G
"Tae pad the road wi' you, sir, cauld winter's comin' on
D
Besides, my aged parents have ne'er a girl but one
G D
Besides, my aged parents have ne'er a girl but me
G C
So I'm no' the bonnie lassie that's tae pad the road wi' thee"
[Verse]
G
"Oh, never mind cauld winter, love, the spring will follow on
D
Come sit ye doon beside me, and I'll sing you a nice song
G D
I'll sing you a nice song while I diddle ye on ma knee
G C
For you're the bonnie lassie that's tae pad the road wi' me"
[Verse]
G
"Oh, the other lads that I hae had, they proved of cruel mind
D
They beat me and bad used me and proved tae be unkind
G D
They beat me and bad used me and garred me rue the day
G
That e'er I gied my love tae them tae pad the road away"
[Instrumental]
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[Verse]
G
"Oh, lassie, dearest lassie, love, I'd never dae ye wrang
D
It's on my honest faither's life I swear I'll dae nae hairm
G D
I'll busk ye braw and fairer so ye could bear the gree
G C
As the belle o' a' the country 'roond tae pad the road wi' me"
[Verse]
G
So she has donned her hose and shoon and tae the kirk they've gaen
D
And lang, ay lang 'ere mornin' that couple were made ane
G D
And lang, lang 'ere the mornin', her troubles were set free
G
For she's the bonnie lassie that's tae pad the road wi' me
G
She's the bonnie lassie that's tae pad the road wi' me
G
She's the bonnie lassie that's tae pad the road wi' me