Liam Clancy - The nightingale

As I was a-walking and a-^Grambling ^Cone day I spied a young couple, so fondly did ^Gstray And one was a ^Cyoung maid, so sweet and so ^Gfair And the ^Cother one was a ^Fsoldier and a ^Gbrave grena^Cdier

And they kissed so sweetly ^Fcomforting as they ^Gclung to each ^Cother They went arm and arm down the road like sister and ^Gbrother They went ^Carm and arm down the road 'til they came to a ^Gstream And they ^Cboth sat down to^Fgether, love, to hear the ^Gnightingale ^Csing

Then out of his knapsack he ^Gdrew a fine ^Cfiddle And he played her such merry tunes that you ever did ^Ghear And he ^Cplayed her such a merry tune that the valley did ^Gring "Ah, ^Csoftly", cried the ^Ffair maid, hear the ^Gnightingale ^Csing

And they kissed so sweetly ^Fcomforting as they ^Gclung to each ^Cother They went arm and arm down the road like sister and ^Gbrother They went ^Carm and arm down the road 'til they came to a ^Gstream And they ^Cboth sat down to^Fgether, love, to hear the ^Gnightingale ^Csing

Oh well, I'm off to India for ^Gseven long ^Cyears Drinking wine and strong whiskey instead of pale ^Gbeers And if ^Cever I return again, it will be in the ^Gspring And we'll ^Cboth sit down to^Fgether, love, to hear the ^Gnightingale ^Csing

And they kissed so sweetly ^Fcomforting as they ^Gclung to each ^Cother They went arm and arm down the road like sister and ^Gbrother They went ^Carm and arm down the road 'til they came to a ^Gstream And they ^Cboth sat down to^Fgether, love, to hear the ^Gnightingale ^Csing

"Now," says the fair maid, "will ^Gyou marry ^Cme" "Oh no," says the soldier, "however can that ^Gbe?" "For ^CI've me own wife at home in me own counte^Gry C N.C. (F) (G) C And sure she is the fairest little thing that you ever did see"

And they kissed so sweetly ^Fcomforting as they ^Gclung to each ^Cother They went arm and arm down the road like sister and ^Gbrother They went ^Carm and arm down the road 'til they came to a ^Gstream And they ^Cboth sat down to^Fgether, love, to hear the ^Gnightingale ^Csing