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Willies Lady Child 6

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Dmixolydian
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[Intro]
D G
D G D
D G
D G D
C
D G
D G D
C
D G
D G D
[Verse 1]
King Willie, Dhe sailed over the raging Gfoam
He's wooed a wDife and he's Gbrought her Dhome
He's brought her Dhome all against his mother's Gwill
His mother Dwrought her a Gwicked Dspell
And a wicked Cspell she's laid on her
She'd be with Dchild for long and many's the Gyear
But the Dchild she would nGever Dbear
And in her Cbower she lies in pain
King Willie Dby her bedside he would Gstand
As down his Dcheeks sodden Gtears do Drun
[Instrumental]
D G
D G D
D G
D G D
[Verse 2]
King Willie, Dback to his mother he did Grun
And he's gone Dthere as a Gbeggin' Dson
Says "My true love Dhas this fine, noble Gsteed
The likes of Dwhich you have Gnever Dseen
And at every Cpart of this horse's mane
There's hangin' Dfifty silver bells and Gten
Hangin' Dfifty Gbells and Dten
This goodly Cgift shall be your own
If back to my Down true love you'll turn Gagain
So she might Dbear her Gbaby Dson"
[Verse 3]
"O of the Dchild she'll never lighter Gbe
Nor from my Dcurse will she Ge'er be Dfree
But she will Ddie and she will turn to Gclay
And you will Dwed with Ganother Dmaid"
And sighing, Csays this weary man
As back to his Down true love he's gone Gagain:
"I wish my Dlife was Gat an Dend"
[Instrumental]
D G
D G D
D G
D G D
[Verse 4]
King Willie Dback to his mother he did Grun
And he's gone Dthere as a Gbeggin' Gson
Says "My true love Dhas this fine, golden Ggirdle
Set with Djewels all Gabout the Dmiddle
And at every Cpart of this girdle's hem
There's hangin' Dfifty silver bells and Gten
Hangin' Dfifty Gbells and Dten
This goodly Cgift shall be your own
If back to my Down true love you'll turn Gagain
So she might Dbear her Gbaby Dson
[Verse 5]
"O of the Dchild she'll never lighter Gbe
Nor from my Dcurse will she Ge'er be Dfree
But she will Ddie and she will turn to Gclay
And you will Dwed with Ganother Dmaid"
And sighing, Csays this weary man
As back to his Down true love he's gone Gagain:
"I wish my Dlife was Gat an Dend"
And up and Cspoke his noble Queen
And she has Dtold King Willie of a Gplan
How she might Dbear her Gbaby Dson
[Instrumental]
D G
D G D
D G
D G D
C
D G
D G D
C
D G
D G D
[Verse 6]
Says "You must Dgo get you down to the marketGplace
And you must Dbuy a Gball of Dwax
And you must Dshape it as a babe that is to Gnurse
And you must Dmake two Geyes of Dglass
And ask your Cmother to the christening day
And you must Dstand there close as you can Gbe
So you might Dhear what Gshe does Dsay
[Verse 7]
King Willie, Dhe's gone down to the Gmarketplace
He has Dbought a Gball of Dwax
And he has Dshaped it as a babe that is to Gnurse
And he has Dmade two Geyes of Dglass
He asked his Cmother to the christening day
And he has Dstood there close as he could Gbe
So he might Dhear what Gshe did Dsay
And how she Cspat and how she swore
She spied the Dbabe where no babe could be Gbefore
She spied the Dbabe where none could Gbe beDfore
[Instrumental]
D G
D G D
D G
D G D
C
D G
D G D
C
D G
D G D
[Verse 8]
Says "Who was Dit who undid the nine witch Gknots
Braided Din amongst this Glady's Dlocks?
And who is Dit who the Gleather shoe Duntied
From the Dleft foot of this wedded Gbride?
And who was Cit split the silken thread
The spider Dstretched all beneath this lady's Gbed
The spider Dstretched all beGneath her Dbed?"
[Verse 9]
And it was DWillie who undid the nine witch Gknots
Braided Din amongst this Glady's Dlocks
And it was DWillie who the leather shoe Guntied
From the Dleft foot of this Gwedded Dbride
And it was CWillie split the silken thread
The spider Dstretched all beneath this lady's Gbed
The spider Dstretched all beGneath her Dbed
[Outro]
And she has Cborne him a baby son
And great are the Dblessings that be them Gupon
Great are the Dblessings Gthem Dupon
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