C G Am7 G C G Am7 G
[Verse 1]
G C G
Once I roved out on a fine summer's day
C G
The fields were in blossom, and the meadows were gay
D G D
I spied a wee lassie tripping o'er the green
G C G
I took her for Helen, that Grecian queen
D C
That Grecian queen, that Grecian queen
G C D G Am7 G D C D G
I took her for Helen, that Grecian queen
[Verse 2]
G C G
She's admired by others, I know them right well
C G
Every morning to view that sweet spot where she dwells
D G D
Beneath the hawthorn at the brink on yon hill
G C G
May she never marry, but think on me still
D C
Oh, think on me still, oh, think on me still
G C D G Am7 G D
May she never marry, but think on me still
[Verse 3]
G C G
My parents died on me, 'tis all for their sake
C G
And oft times it causes my poor heart to break
D G D
But the more I think on them, the more I will say
G C G
There's no one will be mine, but the wee lass on the brae
D C
Wee lass on the brae, wee lass on the brae
G C
There's no one will be mine, but the wee lass on the brae
[Instrumental]
C D G C G (2x)
[Verse 4]
G C G
Oh and faith, there's a decline over yon far-off sky
C G
'Tis off to my darling, like lightning I'll fly
D G D
If the night were as long as a long summer's day
G C G
I'd cheerfully sit with my wee lass on the brae
D C
Wee lass on the brae, wee lass on the brae
G C D G Am7 G D
I'd cheerfully sit with my wee lass on the brae
[Verse 5]
G C G
So fare thee well, darling, I love you the best
C G
And may you be happy and may you be blessed
D G D
And may you think on me when I'm far away
G C G
For there's no one will be mine, but the wee lass on the brae
D C
Wee lass on the brae, wee lass on the brae
G C
There's no one will be mine, but the wee lass on the brae
