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[Verse]
CLady Mary Anne looked over the castle wall
There she saw twa bonny laddies playing at the Gball
The Cyoungest of them, he was the fairest of all
Her Gbonny boy, he's young and he's growing CO
[Verse]
CFather, dearest father, you have done me a great wrong
To go and get me married to a lad who is so Gyoung
CHe being only sixteen years and I am twenty one
My Gbonny boy, he's young and he's growing CO
[Verse]
CDaughter, dearest daughter, I have done you no wrong
To go and get you married to a lad who is so Gyoung
CHe will be a match for you when I am dead and gone
Your Gbonny boy, he's young and he's growing CO
[Verse]
COh father, dearest father, then I'll tell you what we'll do
We'll send my love to college for another year or Gtwo
CAll around his college cap we'll bind the ribbons blue
To Glet the ladies know that he's married CO
[Instrumental]
F   C   F   C   F   C   G
[Verse]
Well, Cyoung Charlie Cochrane was the sprout of an oak
Blithe, aye and bonny and straight was his Gneck
The Csun, when it shone, it was all for his sake
GHe will be the pride of the forest CO
[Verse]
CLady Mary Anne was the flower among the dew
Blithe aye and bonny and straight was her Gshoe
The Clonger she blossomed, well, the sweeter she grew
The Glily in the bud will be bonnier CO
[Verse]
CSummer, it is gone when the leaves, they were green
Happy were the days that both you and I have Gseen
CFar happier days, well, I trust will come again
My Gbonny boy, he's young and he's growing CO
[Instrumental]
F   C   F   C   F   C   G
[Verse]
Oh Cwell, at the age of sixteen years, he was a married man
At the age of seventeen, the father of his Gson
CAt the age of eighteen, o'er his grave the grass grew green
Cruel Gdeath had put an end to his growing CO
[Verse]
CI will weave my love a shroud of the ornamental brown
Whilst I am a-weaving it, the tears, they will fall Gdown
For Conce I had a true love, but now he's lying low
I'll Gnurse his bonny boy while he's growing CO
CGrowing O

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Lady Mary Anne

by Karan Casey

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[Verse]

Lady Mary Anne looked over the castle wall

There she saw twa bonny laddies playing at the ball

The youngest of them, he was the fairest of all

G C

Her bonny boy, he's young and he's growing O

[Verse]

Father, dearest father, you have done me a great wrong

To go and get me married to a lad who is so young

He being only sixteen years and I am twenty one

G C

My bonny boy, he's young and he's growing O

[Verse]

Daughter, dearest daughter, I have done you no wrong

To go and get you married to a lad who is so young

He will be a match for you when I am dead and gone

G C

Your bonny boy, he's young and he's growing O

[Verse]

Oh father, dearest father, then I'll tell you what we'll do

We'll send my love to college for another year or two

All around his college cap we'll bind the ribbons blue

G C

To let the ladies know that he's married O

[Instrumental]

F C F C F C G

[Verse]

Well, young Charlie Cochrane was the sprout of an oak

Blithe, aye and bonny and straight was his neck

The sun, when it shone, it was all for his sake

G C

He will be the pride of the forest O

[Verse]

Lady Mary Anne was the flower among the dew

Blithe aye and bonny and straight was her shoe

The longer she blossomed, well, the sweeter she grew

G C

The lily in the bud will be bonnier O

[Verse]

Summer, it is gone when the leaves, they were green

Happy were the days that both you and I have seen

Far happier days, well, I trust will come again

G C

My bonny boy, he's young and he's growing O

[Instrumental]

F C F C F C G

[Verse]

Oh well, at the age of sixteen years, he was a married man

At the age of seventeen, the father of his son

At the age of eighteen, o'er his grave the grass grew green

G C

Cruel death had put an end to his growing O

[Verse]

I will weave my love a shroud of the ornamental brown

Whilst I am a-weaving it, the tears, they will fall down

For once I had a true love, but now he's lying low

G C

I'll nurse his bonny boy while he's growing O

Growing O

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