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A rather 'bawdy' love ballad from 17th century England.
Various lyrics out there - these are the ones I use.
Verse 1
On Cyonder Ghill there Cstands a Ammaiden 
WCho she Gis I Cdo not Dmknow 
CI shall Dmcourt her Cfor her Gbeauty 
CShe must Dmanswer yGes or no 
COh Fno John Cno John Gno John Cno
Verse 2
CMadam Gon thy Cface is Ambeauty 
COn thy Glips wild Croses Dmgrow 
CMadam I Dmwould Cbe thy Glover 
CMadam Dmanswer yGes or no 
COh Fno John Cno John Gno John Cno
Verse 3
CMadam Gon thy Cface is Ambeauty 
CAt thy Gbosom Clilies Dmgrow 
CIn your Dmbower Cthere is Gpleasure 
CShall I Dmview it yGes or no 
COh Fno John Cno John Gno John Cno
Verse 4
CMadam GI will Cgive you Amjewels 
CI will Gmake you Crich and Dmfree 
CI will Dmgive you Csilks and Gsatins 
CMadam Dmif you lGie with me   
COh Fno John Cno John Gno John Cno
Verse 5 
CMy husband Gis a CSpanish Amcaptain 
He Cwent to Gsea a Cmonth agDmo 
CFirst he Dmkissed me Cthen he Gleft me 
CBade me Dmalways aGnswer no
COh Fno John Cno John Gno John Cno
Verse 6
CMadam Gmay I Ctie your Amgarter 
CJust an Ginch aCbove your Dmknee 
CIf my Dmhand should Cslip a little Gfarther 
CWould you Dmthink it iGll of me?    
COh Fno John Cno John Gno John Cno
Verse 7
CMy love and GI went to Cbed toAmgether 
CThere we Glay till the Ccocks did Dmcrow 
COpen your Dmarms my Cdearest Gdarling 
COpen your Dmarms and lGet me go 
COh Fno John Cno John Gno John Cno

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Oh No John No

by Misc Traditional

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A rather 'bawdy' love ballad from 17th century England.

Various lyrics out there - these are the ones I use.

Verse 1

C G C Am

On yonder hill there stands a maiden

C G C Dm

Who she is I do not know

C Dm C G

I shall court her for her beauty

C Dm G

She must answer yes or no

C F C G C

Oh no John no John no John no

Verse 2

C G C Am

Madam on thy face is beauty

C G C Dm

On thy lips wild roses grow

C Dm C G

Madam I would be thy lover

C Dm G

Madam answer yes or no

C F C G C

Oh no John no John no John no

Verse 3

C G C Am

Madam on thy face is beauty

C G C Dm

At thy bosom lilies grow

C Dm C G

In your bower there is pleasure

C Dm G

Shall I view it yes or no

C F C G C

Oh no John no John no John no

Verse 4

C G C Am

Madam I will give you jewels

C G C Dm

I will make you rich and free

C Dm C G

I will give you silks and satins

C Dm G

Madam if you lie with me

C F C G C

Oh no John no John no John no

Verse 5

C G C Am

My husband is a Spanish captain

C G C Dm

He went to sea a month ago

C Dm C G

First he kissed me then he left me

C Dm G

Bade me always answer no

C F C G C

Oh no John no John no John no

Verse 6

C G C Am

Madam may I tie your garter

C G C Dm

Just an inch above your knee

C Dm C G

If my hand should slip a little farther

C Dm G

Would you think it ill of me?

C F C G C

Oh no John no John no John no

Verse 7

C G C Am

My love and I went to bed together

C G C Dm

There we lay till the cocks did crow

C Dm C G

Open your arms my dearest darling

C Dm G

Open your arms and let me go

C F C G C

Oh no John no John no John no

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