Dm C
There lived a lady on the North Sea shore
F Dm
Lay te bent to the bonnie broom
Am
She had two daghters that she adored
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Fa la la la la la la la la la
Dm C
The youngest daughter born to sweet delight
F Dm
Lay te bent to the bonnie broom
Am
The eldest daughter born to greed and spite
Bb C Dm
Fa la la la la la la la la la
Dm C
A knight caame for the fairest in the land
F Dm
Lay te bent to the bonnie broom
Am
He was promised the young girl's hand
Bb C Dm
Fa la la la la la la la la la
Dm C
Grimmest envy in the elder grew
F Dm
Lay te bent to the bonnie broom
Am
She planned to steal her sister's lover true
Bb C Dm
Fa la la la la la la la la la
Dm C
Oh darling sister won't you come with me
F Dm
Lay te bent to the bonnie broom
Am
To watch the swans swimming in the sea
Bb C Dm
Fa la la la la la la la la la
Dm C
On the rocks were the mermaids sing
F Dm
Lay te bent to the bonnie broom
Am
The elder sister pushed the younger in
Bb C Dm
Fa la la la la la la la la la
Dm C
Oh cruel sister please let me live
F Dm
Lay te bent to the bonnie broom
Am
And all that's mine to you I'll give
Bb C Dm
Fa la la la la la la la la la
Dm C
I'll take your true love and I'll take more
F Dm
Lay te bent to the bonnie broom
Am
For I never let you come ashore
Bb C Dm
Fa la la la la la la la la la
Dm C
The fair girl drowned beneath the North Sea foam
F Dm
Lay te bent to the bonnie broom
Am
Her broken body washed upon the stones
Bb C Dm
Fa la la la la la la la la la
Dm C
Three witches found her in the dead of night
F Dm
Lay te bent to the bonnie broom
Am
And wove a spell to put her soul at right
Bb C Dm
Fa la la la la la la la la la
Dm C
They made a harp out of her skin and bone
F Dm
Lay te bent to the bonnie broom
Am
The tuning pegs made from her finger bones
Bb C Dm
Fa la la la la la la la la la
Dm C
They took nine locks of her golden hair
F Dm
Lay te bent to the bonnie broom
Am
And with them strung the harp so rare
Bb C Dm
Fa la la la la la la la la la
Dm C
The took the harp on to her mother's hall
F Dm
Lay te bent to the bonnie broom
Am
And set it down to play bevore them all
Bb C Dm
Fa la la la la la la la la la
Dm C
The harp of Death began to play alone
F Dm
Lay te bent to the bonnie broom
Am
The sweetest song to melt a heart of stone
Bb C Dm
Fa la la la la la la la la la
Dm C
Golden strings rang out a truthful sound
F Dm
Lay te bent to the bonnie broom
Am
The elder sister has the younger drowned
Bb C Dm
Fa la la la la la la la la la
Dm C
Strings of sorrowmade of golden curls
F Dm
Lay te bent to the bonnie broom
Am
Wreak their vengeance on the black-haired girl
Bb C Dm
Fa la la la la la la la la la
Dm C
The song ends heere dark and low
F Dm
Lay te bent to the bonnie broom
Am
And surely now her blood will flow
Bb C Dm
Fa la la la la la la la la la