CF
Johnny bought the youngest a gay-gold ring
GCF
Sing I-dum, sing I-day
CF
Johnny bought the youngest a gay-gold ring
AmGF
The boys are born for me
GC
Johnny bought the youngest a gay-gold ring
G/BAm
He never bought the eldest a single thing
GCFAmGC
I'll be true unto my love, if he'll be true to me
[Verse 3]
F
Johnny bought the youngest a beaver hat
GCF
Sing I-dum, sing I-day
CF
Johnny bought the youngest a beaver hat
AmGF
The boys are born for me
GC
Johnny bought the youngest a beaver hat
G/BAm
The eldest didn't think much of that
GCFAmGC
I'll be true unto my love, if he'll be true to me
[Instrumental]
CFGCFCFAmGFFGCG/BAmGCCFAmGC
[Verse 4]
F
As they were a-walking by the foamy brim
GCF
Sing I-dum, sing I-day
CF
As they were a-walking by the foamy brim
AmGF
The boys are born for me
GC
As they were a-walking by the foamy brim
G/BAm
The eldest pushed the youngest in
GCFAmGC
I'll be true unto my love, if he'll be true to me
[Verse 5]
F
Sister, oh sister, give me thy hand
GCF
Sing I-dum, sing I-day
CF
Sister, oh sister, give me thy hand
AmGF
The boys are born for me
GC
Sister, oh sister, give me thy hand
G/BAm
And you can have Johnny and all his land
GCFAmGC
I'll be true unto my love, if he'll be true to me
[Verse 6]
F
Oh sister, I'll not give you my hand
GCF
Sing I-dum, sing I-day
CF
Oh sister, I'll not give you my hand
AmGF
The boys are born for me
GC
Oh sister, I'll not give you my hand
G/BAm
And I'll have Johnny and all his land
GCFAmGC
I'll be true unto my love, if he'll be true to me
[Instrumental]
CFGCFCFAmGFFGCG/BAmGCCFAmGC
[Verse 7]
F
So away she sank and away she swam
GCF
Sing I-dum, sing I-day
CF
So away she sank and away she swam
AmGF
The boys are born for me
GC
So away she sank and away she swam
G/BAm
Until she came to the miller's dam
GCFAmGC
I'll be true unto my love, if he'll be true to me
[Verse 8]
F
The miller, he took her gay-gold ring
GCF
Sing I-dum, sing I-day
CF
The miller, he took her gay-gold ring
AmGF
The boys are born for me
GC
The miller, he took her gay-gold ring
G/BAm
And then he pushed her in a---gain
GCFAmGC
I'll be true unto my love, if he'll be true to me
[Verse 9]
F
The miller, he was hanged on the mountain head
GCF
Sing I-dum, sing I-day
CF
The miller, he was hanged on the mountain head
AmGF
The boys are born for me
GC
The miller, he was hanged on the mountain head
G/BAm
The eldest sister was boiled in lead
GCFAmGC
I'll be true unto my love, if he'll be true to me