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The Keeper

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[Intro]
G  D  G
[Verse 1]
The Gkeeper did a-Chunting Ggo
UnGder his cloak he Ccarried a Gbow
GAll for a G/F#shoot, a G/Fmerry little G/Edoe
AGmong the leaves so Dgreen-Go
[Chorus]
GJacky boy (Master) Sing ye well? (Very well)
Hey down (Ho down) Derry, derry Ddown
AGmong the leaves so Dgreen-Go
To my Ghey down down (To my ho down down)
Hey down, ho down, derry, derry Ddown
AGmong the leaves so Dgreen-Go
[Verse 2]
The Gfirst doe she did Ccross the Gplain
The Gkeeper fetched her Cback aGgain
GWhere she is G/F#now she G/Fmay reG/Emain
AGmong the leaves so Dgreen-Go
[Chorus]
GJacky boy (Master) Sing ye well? (Very well)
Hey down (Ho down) Derry, derry Ddown
AGmong the leaves so Dgreen-Go
[Verse 3]
The Gnext doe she did Ccross the Gbrook
The Gkeeper fetched her Cback with his Ghook
GWhere she is G/F#now you may G/Fgo and G/Elook
AGmong the leaves so Dgreen-Go
[Chorus]
GJacky boy (Master) Sing ye well? (Very well)
Hey down (Ho down) Derry, derry Ddown
AGmong the leaves so Dgreen-Go
To my Ghey down down (To my ho down down)
Hey down, ho down, derry, derry Ddown
AGmong the leaves so Dgreen-Go
[Verse 4]
The Gkeeper did a-Chunting Ggo
GIn the woods he Ccaught a Gdoe
She Glooked so G/F#sad that he G/Fhad to let her G/Ego
AGmong the leaves so Dgreen-Go
[Chorus]
GJacky boy (Master) Sing ye well? (Very well)
Hey down (Ho down) Derry, derry Ddown
AGmong the leaves so Dgreen-Go
To my Ghey down down (To my ho down down)
Hey down, ho down, derry, derry Ddown
AGmong the leaves so Dgreen-Go
To my Ghey down down (To my ho down down)
Hey down, ho down, derry, derry Ddown
AGmong the leaves so Dgreen-Go
[Outro]
G  D  G

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The Keeper

by The Weavers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

G/F

G/E

[Intro]

G D G

[Verse 1]

G C G

The keeper did a-hunting go

G C G

Under his cloak he carried a bow

G G/F# G/F G/E

All for a shoot, a merry little doe

G D G

Among the leaves so green-o

[Chorus]

Jacky boy (Master) Sing ye well? (Very well)

Hey down (Ho down) Derry, derry down

G D G

Among the leaves so green-o

To my hey down down (To my ho down down)

Hey down, ho down, derry, derry down

G D G

Among the leaves so green-o

[Verse 2]

G C G

The first doe she did cross the plain

G C G

The keeper fetched her back again

G G/F# G/F G/E

Where she is now she may remain

G D G

Among the leaves so green-o

[Chorus]

Jacky boy (Master) Sing ye well? (Very well)

Hey down (Ho down) Derry, derry down

G D G

Among the leaves so green-o

[Verse 3]

G C G

The next doe she did cross the brook

G C G

The keeper fetched her back with his hook

G G/F# G/F G/E

Where she is now you may go and look

G D G

Among the leaves so green-o

[Chorus]

Jacky boy (Master) Sing ye well? (Very well)

Hey down (Ho down) Derry, derry down

G D G

Among the leaves so green-o

To my hey down down (To my ho down down)

Hey down, ho down, derry, derry down

G D G

Among the leaves so green-o

[Verse 4]

G C G

The keeper did a-hunting go

G C G

In the woods he caught a doe

G G/F# G/F G/E

She looked so sad that he had to let her go

G D G

Among the leaves so green-o

[Chorus]

Jacky boy (Master) Sing ye well? (Very well)

Hey down (Ho down) Derry, derry down

G D G

Among the leaves so green-o

To my hey down down (To my ho down down)

Hey down, ho down, derry, derry down

G D G

Among the leaves so green-o

To my hey down down (To my ho down down)

Hey down, ho down, derry, derry down

G D G

Among the leaves so green-o

[Outro]

G D G

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