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N.C.
As I was going to Aylesbury all on a market day
N.C.
A pretty little Aylesbury girl I met upon the way
N.C.
Her business was to market with butter, cheese and whey
N.C.
And we both jogged on together, me boys, fol-der-o diddle-o-day
N.C.
And we both jogged on together, me boys, fol-der-o diddle-o-day
[Verse]
A E
As we jogged on together, me boys, together side by side
D A E
By chance this fair maid's garter, by chance it came untied
A E
For fear that she might lose it, I unto her did say
A E A
"Oh, your garter's come untied, me love, fol-der-o diddle-o-day
E A
"Oh, your garter's come untied, me love, fol-der-o diddle-o-day
[Verse]
E
As we rode on together, me boys, to the outskirts of the town
D A E
At length this fair young damsel, she stopped and looked around
A E
"Oh, since you've been so venturesome, pray tie it up for me"
A E A
"Oh, I will if you go to the apple grove, fol-der-o diddle-o-day
E A
Oh, I will if you go to the apple grove, fol-der-o diddle-o-day"
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A E D A E A
A E A E A
[Verse]
E
And when we got to the apple grove, the grass was growing high
D A E
I laid this girl upon her back, her garter for to tie
A E
While tying of her garter, such sights I never did see
A E A
And we both jogged on together, me boys, fol-der-o diddle-o-day
E A
And we both jogged on together, me boys, fol-der-o diddle-o-day
[Verse]
E
"Oh, since you've had your will of me, come tell to me your name
D A E
Likewise your occupation and where and whence you came"
A E
"Me name is Mickey the drover boy, from Dublin town come I
A E A
And I live at the sign of the Ups And Downs, fol-der-o diddle-o-day
E A
Oh, I live at the sign of the Ups And Downs, fol-der-o diddle-o-day"
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A E D A E A
A E A E A
[Verse]
E
And when she got to Aylesbury, her butter was not sold
D A E
And the losing of her maidenhead, it made her blood run cold
A E
"He's gone, he's gone, he's gone", she said, "He's not the lad for me
A E A
For he lives at the sign of the Ups And Downs, fol-der-o diddle-o-day
E A
For he lives at the sign of the Ups And Downs, fol-der-o diddle-o-day"