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Drink Down The Moon
Steeleye Span
I have tabbed this in the key of A minor but I think the original is in F minor.
I normally play it with capo at fret 2.
Three Ammaidens a Gmilking did Amgo
Three Cmaidens a Am7milking did Ggo
And the Amwind it did blow Ghigh, and the Amwind it did blow Glow
It Amtossed their Gpetticoats to and Amfro
They Ammet with some Gyoung man they Amknow
They Cmet with some Am7young man they Gknow
And they Amboldly ask-ed Ghim, if Amhe had any Gskill
To Amcatch them a Gsmall bird or Amtwo
Oh Amyes I've a Gvery good Amskill
Oh Cyes I've a Am7very good Gskill
And it's Amcome along with Gme, to Amyonder flowering Gtree
And AmI'll catch a Gsmall bird or Amtwo
So it’s Amoff to the Ggreen woods went Amthey
And it's Coff to the Am7green woods went Gthey
And he tAmapped at the Gbush, and the Ambird it did fly Gin
A Amlittle abGove her lily white Amknee
Her Amsparkling eyes they Gdid turn arAmound
Just as Cif she had been Am7all in a Gswoon
And she Amcried "I've a Gbird, and a Amvery pretty Gbird
And he's Ampecking awGay at his own Amground"
Instrumental
Here's a Amhealth to the bGird in the Ambush
Here's a Chealth to the Am7bird in the Gbush
And we'll Amdrink up the Gsun, we'll dAmrink down thGe moon
Let the Ampeople say Glittle or Ammuch
There Amis a thorn bush in Emour cale yard
There Gis a thorn bush in our cale yard
At the Amback o'Gthorn Ambush there lays a lad and Am7lass
And they're Gbusy busy fairing at the Amcuckoo's nest
AmHi the cuckoo, ho the cuckoo, Emhi the cuckoo's nest
GHi the cuckoo, ho the cuckoo, hi the cuckoo's nest
I'd give AmanyboGdy a Amshilling and a bottle of the Am7best
That'll Grumple up the feathers in the Amcuckoo's nest
It is Amthorn and it is prickle, it is Emcompassed all around
It is Gthorn and it is prickle, and it isn't easy found
She Amsaid “Gyoung man you Amblunder” and I said it isn't Am7true
And I Gleft her with the makings of a Amyoung cuckoo
AmHi the cuckoo, ho the cuckoo, Emhi the cuckoo's nest
GHi the cuckoo, ho the cuckoo, hi the cuckoo's nest
I'd give AmanyboGdy a Amshilling and a bottle of the Am7best
                              G-----   Am  
That'll rumple up the feathers ^in the cuckoo's nest.

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Drink Down The Moon

by Steeleye Span

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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Am7

Drink Down The Moon

Steeleye Span

I have tabbed this in the key of A minor but I think the original is in F minor.

I normally play it with capo at fret 2.

Am G Am

Three maidens a milking did go

C Am7 G

Three maidens a milking did go

Am G Am G

And the wind it did blow high, and the wind it did blow low

Am G Am

It tossed their petticoats to and fro

Am G Am

They met with some young man they know

C Am7 G

They met with some young man they know

Am G Am G

And they boldly ask-ed him, if he had any skill

Am G Am

To catch them a small bird or two

Am G Am

Oh yes I've a very good skill

C Am7 G

Oh yes I've a very good skill

Am G Am G

And it's come along with me, to yonder flowering tree

Am G Am

And I'll catch a small bird or two

Am G Am

So it’s off to the green woods went they

C Am7 G

And it's off to the green woods went they

Am G Am G

And he tapped at the bush, and the bird it did fly in

Am G Am

A little above her lily white knee

Am G Am

Her sparkling eyes they did turn around

C Am7 G

Just as if she had been all in a swoon

Am G Am G

And she cried "I've a bird, and a very pretty bird

Am G Am

And he's pecking away at his own ground"

Instrumental

Am G Am

Here's a health to the bird in the bush

C Am7 G

Here's a health to the bird in the bush

Am G Am G

And we'll drink up the sun, we'll drink down the moon

Am G Am

Let the people say little or much

Am Em

There is a thorn bush in our cale yard

Am G Am Am7

At the back o'thorn bush there lays a lad and lass

G Am

And they're busy busy fairing at the cuckoo's nest

Am Em

Hi the cuckoo, ho the cuckoo, hi the cuckoo's nest

Am G Am Am7

I'd give anybody a shilling and a bottle of the best

G Am

That'll rumple up the feathers in the cuckoo's nest

Am Em

It is thorn and it is prickle, it is compassed all around

It is thorn and it is prickle, and it isn't easy found

Am G Am Am7

She said “young man you blunder” and I said it isn't true

G Am

And I left her with the makings of a young cuckoo

Am Em

Hi the cuckoo, ho the cuckoo, hi the cuckoo's nest

Am G Am Am7

I'd give anybody a shilling and a bottle of the best

G Am

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That'll rumple up the feathers ^in the cuckoo's nest.

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