Dark-eyed Sailor
Steeleye SpanVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
As I roved out one evening fair
It bein' the summertime to take the air
I spied a sailor and a lady gay
And I stood to listen
And I stood to listen to hear what they would say.
He said "Fair lady, why do you roam
For the day is spent and the night is on"
She heaved a sigh while the tears did roll
"For my dark-eyed sailor
For my dark-eyed sailor, so young and stout and bold."
"'Tis seven long years since he left this land
A ring he took from off his lily-white hand
One half of the ring is still here with me
But the other's rollin'
But the other's rollin' at the bottom of the sea."
He said "You may drive him out of your mind
Some other young man you will surely find
Love turns aside and soon cold has grown
Like the winter's morning
Like the winter's morning, the hills are white with snow."
She said "I'll never forsake my dear
Although we're parted this many a year
Genteel he was and a rake like you
To induce a maiden
To induce a maiden to slight the jacket blue."
One half of the ring did young William show
She ran distracted in grief and woe
Sayin' "William, William, I have gold in store
For my dark-eyed sailor
For my dark-eyed sailor has proved his honour long"
And there is a cottage by yonder lea
This couple's married and does agree
So maids be loyal when your love's at sea
For a cloudy morning
For a cloudy morning brings in a sunny day.
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Readable chord sheet for Dark-eyed Sailor by Steeleye Span
[C] [F] [C] [C]As I roved o[F]ut one ev[C]ening f[Am]air It bein' the sum[C]mertime to t[F]ake the a[C]ir [F] I spied a sa[Am]ilor and a l[G]ady g[C]ay [F] [C] And I st[Am]ood to li[C]sten And I st[F]ood to li[C]sten to h[G]ear what they would [C]say. [F] [C] [C]He said "Fair l[F]ady, why d[C]o you r[Am]oam For the day is sp[C]ent and the ni[F]ght is o[C]n" She heaved a s[Am]igh while the te[G]ars did r[C]oll "For my d[Am]ark-eyed sa[C]ilor For my da[F]rk-eyed sa[C]ilor, so yo[G]ung and stout and b[C]old." [F] [C] [C]"'Tis seven long ye[F]ars since he le[C]ft this l[Am]and A ring he t[C]ook from off his l[F]ily-white h[C]and [F] [C] One half of the r[Am]ing is still h[G]ere with m[C]e [F] [C] But the o[Am]ther's ro[C]llin' But the ot[F]her's ro[C]llin' at the bo[G]ttom of the s[C]ea." [F] [C] [C]He said "You may dr[F]ive him o[C]ut of your m[Am]ind Some other yo[C]ung man you will su[F]rely f[C]ind [F] [C] Love turns as[Am]ide and soon co[G]ld has gr[C]own [F] [C] Like the wi[Am]nter's mor[C]ning Like the wi[F]nter's mo[C]rning, the hi[G]lls are white with s[C]now." [C]She said "I'll n[F]ever for[C]sake my d[Am]ear Although we're pa[C]rted this m[F]any a y[C]ear [F] [C] Genteel he [Am]was and a r[G]ake like y[C]ou [F] [C] To in[Am]duce a m[C]aiden To ind[F]uce a ma[C]iden to sl[G]ight the jacket b[C]lue." [C]One half of the r[F]ing did young Wi[C]lliam s[Am]how She ran dis[C]tracted in gr[F]ief and w[C]oe [F] [C] Sayin' "Wi[Am]lliam, William, I have g[G]old in st[C]ore [F] [C] For my da[Am]rk-eyed sa[C]ilor For my da[F]rk-eyed sa[C]ilor has pr[G]oved his honour l[C]ong" [C]And there is a co[F]ttage by yo[C]nder l[Am]ea This couple's mar[C]ried and d[F]oes ag[C]ree [F] [C] So maids be l[Am]oyal when your l[G]ove's at s[C]ea [F] [C] For a cl[Am]oudy mor[C]ning For a cl[F]oudy mor[C]ning brings i[G]n a sunny d[C]ay. [F] [C] Chords by CookOfTheHouse