A wonderful love song from Daoiri's latest album.
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As [Dm] I went out [C] walkin' one [Gm] morning in [Am] June,
I [Bb] spied a fair [Am] damsel in the [Bb] sweet summer [C] bloom,
Her [Dm] cheeks they were [Am] rosy, her [Gm] hair it hung [Am] down
And she [Gm] came from Black[Am] water near to [Bb] sweet Porta[Dm] down.
I [Dm] stood in a[C] mazement as the [Gm] breezes did [Am] blow,
And the [Bb] blood in my [Am] veins like a [Bb] river did [C] flow
I [Dm] thought her the [Am] fairest in all [Gm] Ireland was [Am] found,
The [Gm] day when I [Am] met her, near to [Bb] sweet Porta[Dm] Idown
Says [Dm] I my we [C] lassie, I [Gm] don’t know your [Am] name,
She [Bb] answered me [Am] shyly, I’m a[Bb] fflicted the [C] same,
Says [Dm] I mine's O’[Am] Connor, a [Gm] name of re[Am] nown,
She [Gm] says mine's O’[Am] Driscoll from [Bb] sweet Porta[Dm] Idown,
I ex[Dm] cused myself [C] kindly, I [Gm] said if you [Am] please,
We will [Bb] both take a [Am] ramble in the [Bb] Blackwater [C] breeze
I’m [Dm] sorry she [Am] said, but I [Gm] can’t go to[Am] day,
For I’m [Gm] searching for [Am] young lambs, that [Bb] have gone a[Dm] stray.
Then [Dm] I will go [C] with you, in [Gm] search of your [Am] flock,
And the [Bb] sun it did [Am] dazzle on her [Bb] dark amber [C] locks,
We [Dm] searched the [Am] whole day, till the [Gm] sun it went [Am] down,
And at [Gm] length we lo[Am] cated them near to [Bb] sweet Porta[Dm] down,
As we [Dm] made our way [C] homeward, we [Gm] sat down to [Am] rest,
And we [Bb] watched the rock [Am] thrush on the [Bb] Blackwater [C] cress,
I t[Dm] old her I [Am] loved her, as the [Gm] sun went [Am] down,
Be[Gm] hind the [Am] green hills near to [Bb] sweet Porta[Dm] down,
She [Dm] said if you [C] love me, you [Gm] must be ex[Am] cused
For [Bb] I am a [Am] poor girl, so you [Bb] must be re[C] fused,
I [Dm] work hard for a [Am] living, the [Gm] whole year a[Am] round,
And be[Gm] sides I would [Am] never, leave [Bb] sweet Porta[Dm] down,
I won’t [Dm] ask you to [C] leave it, the [Gm] place of your [Am] birth,
For [Bb] I know it’s the [Am] grandest and [Bb] fairest on [C] earth,
But if [Dm] you’ll con[Am] sent for to [Gm] be my own [Am] bride,
It’s [Gm] married we’ll [Am] be by the [Bb] Blackwater [Dm] side,
We [Dm] went to her [C] parents, they [Gm] considered a[Am] while,
Her [Bb] mother looked [Am] on me, and at [Bb] length she did [C] smile,
If [Dm] Flora con[Am] sents, so [Gm] we’ll consent [Am] to
And it’s [Gm] married we [Am] were on the [Bb] 18th of [Dm] June
Come [Dm] all ye fair [C] maidens, as[Gm] semble to[Am] night,
And [Bb] marry your [Am] first love, even [Bb] though at first [C] sight,
Don’t [Dm] marry for [Am] riches or [Gm] fame or re[Am] nown,
For [Gm] we living [Am] happy near to [Bb] sweet Porta[Dm] down.