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Martinmas Time

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[Intro]
C  F  C  G  C  F  C
C  F  C  G  C  Em  D G
[Verse]
It fell Cout uFpon one CMartinmas Gtime
When Csnow lay Fon the Cborder
There came a Ftroop of Csoldiers Ghere
To take Amup their winter Gquarters
[Verse]
And Cthey road Fhigh and Cthey rode Gnorth
And Cthey rode Fo'er the Cborder
And there they Fmet with a Cnice, little Ggirl
She Amwas a farmer's Gdaughter
[Chorus]
It's the Frum-dum deedle deedle Gdidle deedle dum
It's the Frum-dum deedle deedle Gdum-dum
[Verse]
'Cause they Cmade her Fswear a Csolemn Goath
A Csalt tear Fin her Ceye
That she would Fcome to the Cquarter Ggates
When Amno one would her Gspy
[Verse]
But Cshe's gone Fto the Cbarber's Gshop
And to the Cbarber's Fshop went Csoon
She bade them Fcut off her Clong, yellow Ghair
As Amshort as any draGgoon
[Verse]
And Cshe's gone Fto the Ctailor's Gshop
And Cdressed in Fsoldier's Cclothes
With two long Fpistols Cdown by her Gside
A nice little Amboy was Gshe
[Chorus]
It's the Frum-dum deedle deedle Gdidle deedle dum
It's the Frum-dum deedle deedle Gdum-dum
[Instrumental]
C  F  C  G  C  F  C
C  F  C  G  C  Em  D G
[Verse]
And Cshe's gone Fto the Cquarter Ggates
And Cloudly Fshe does Ccall
"There comes a Ftroop of Csoldiers Ghere
We Ammust have lodgings Gall"
[Verse]
And the CquarterFmaster, Che comes Gdown
He Cgives her Fhalf a crown-Co
"Go find your Flodgings Cin the Gtown
Tonight there Amis no Groom"
[Chorus]
It's the Frum-dum deedle deedle Gdidle deedle dum
It's the Frum-dum deedle deedle Gdum-dum
[Verse]
So Cshe moved Fcloser Cto the Ggates
And Clouder she Fdoes Ccall
"Room, Froom, you CgentleGmen
We must have Amlodgings Gall"
[Verse]
And the CquarterFmaster, Che comes Gdown
He Cgives her Feighteen Cpence-o
"Go find your Flodgings Cin the Gtown
Tonight here Amcomes a Gwench-o"
[Chorus]
It's the Frum-dum deedle deedle Gdidle deedle dum
It's the Frum-dum deedle deedle Gdum-dum
[Instrumental]
C  F  C  G  C  F  C
C  F  C  G  C  Em  D G
[Verse]
So she Ctook a Fpistol Cfrom her Gside
She Cblew it Floud and Cshrill-o
"You're all very Ffree with your Ceighteen Gpence
Now you're Amnot for a girl at Gall"
[Verse]
And she Ctook the Fgarter Cfrom her Gknee
The Cribbon Ffrom her Chair-o
She tied them 'Fround the Cquarter Ggates
A Amtoken she'd been Gthere-o
[Verse]
And Cwhen they Ffound that Cit was Gher
They Ctried to Fhave her Ctaken
She slapped her Fspurs to her Chorse's Gside
She Amgalloped home a Gmaiden
[Chorus]
It's the Frum-dum deedle deedle Gdidle deedle dum
It's the Frum-dum deedle deedle Gdum-dum
It's the Frum-dum deedle deedle Gdidle deedle dum
It's the Frum-dum deedle deedle Gdum-dum
[Outro]
C  F  C  G  C  F  C
C  F  C  G  C  Em  D G

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Martinmas Time

by Karan Casey

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C F C G C F C

C F C G C Em D G

[Verse]

C F C G

It fell out upon one Martinmas time

C F C

When snow lay on the border

F C G

There came a troop of soldiers here

Am G

To take up their winter quarters

[Verse]

C F C G

And they road high and they rode north

C F C

And they rode o'er the border

F C G

And there they met with a nice, little girl

Am G

She was a farmer's daughter

[Chorus]

F G

It's the rum-dum deedle deedle didle deedle dum

F G

It's the rum-dum deedle deedle dum-dum

[Verse]

C F C G

'Cause they made her swear a solemn oath

C F C

A salt tear in her eye

F C G

That she would come to the quarter gates

Am G

When no one would her spy

[Verse]

C F C G

But she's gone to the barber's shop

C F C

And to the barber's shop went soon

F C G

She bade them cut off her long, yellow hair

Am G

As short as any dragoon

[Verse]

C F C G

And she's gone to the tailor's shop

C F C

And dressed in soldier's clothes

F C G

With two long pistols down by her side

Am G

A nice little boy was she

[Chorus]

F G

It's the rum-dum deedle deedle didle deedle dum

F G

It's the rum-dum deedle deedle dum-dum

[Instrumental]

C F C G C F C

C F C G C Em D G

[Verse]

C F C G

And she's gone to the quarter gates

C F C

And loudly she does call

F C G

"There comes a troop of soldiers here

Am G

We must have lodgings all"

[Verse]

C F C G

And the quartermaster, he comes down

C F C

He gives her half a crown-o

F C G

"Go find your lodgings in the town

Am G

Tonight there is no room"

[Chorus]

F G

It's the rum-dum deedle deedle didle deedle dum

F G

It's the rum-dum deedle deedle dum-dum

[Verse]

C F C G

So she moved closer to the gates

C F C

And louder she does call

F C G

"Room, room, you gentlemen

Am G

We must have lodgings all"

[Verse]

C F C G

And the quartermaster, he comes down

C F C

He gives her eighteen pence-o

F C G

"Go find your lodgings in the town

Am G

Tonight here comes a wench-o"

[Chorus]

F G

It's the rum-dum deedle deedle didle deedle dum

F G

It's the rum-dum deedle deedle dum-dum

[Instrumental]

C F C G C F C

C F C G C Em D G

[Verse]

C F C G

So she took a pistol from her side

C F C

She blew it loud and shrill-o

F C G

"You're all very free with your eighteen pence

Am G

Now you're not for a girl at all"

[Verse]

C F C G

And she took the garter from her knee

C F C

The ribbon from her hair-o

F C G

She tied them 'round the quarter gates

Am G

A token she'd been there-o

[Verse]

C F C G

And when they found that it was her

C F C

They tried to have her taken

F C G

She slapped her spurs to her horse's side

Am G

She galloped home a maiden

[Chorus]

F G

It's the rum-dum deedle deedle didle deedle dum

F G

It's the rum-dum deedle deedle dum-dum

F G

It's the rum-dum deedle deedle didle deedle dum

F G

It's the rum-dum deedle deedle dum-dum

[Outro]

C F C G C F C

C F C G C Em D G

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