Drink Down The Moon
Steeleye SpanVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Three maidens a milking did go
Three maidens a milking did go
And the wind it did blow high, and the wind it did blow low
It tossed their petticoats to and fro
They met with some young man they know
They met with some young man they know
And they boldly ask-ed him, if he had any skill
To catch them a small bird or two
Oh yes I've a very good skill
Oh yes I've a very good skill
And it's come along with me, to yonder flowering tree
And I'll catch a small bird or two
So its off to the green woods went they
And it's off to the green woods went they
And he tapped at the bush, and the bird it did fly in
A little above her lily white knee
Her sparkling eyes they did turn around
Just as if she had been all in a swoon
And she cried "I've a bird, and a very pretty bird
And he's pecking away at his own ground"
Here's a health to the bird in the bush
Here's a health to the bird in the bush
And we'll drink up the sun, we'll drink down the moon
Let the people say little or much
There is a thorn bush in our cale yard
There is a thorn bush in our cale yard
At the back o'thorn bush there lays a lad and lass
And they're busy busy fairing at the cuckoo's nest
Hi the cuckoo, ho the cuckoo, hi the cuckoo's nest
Hi the cuckoo, ho the cuckoo, hi the cuckoo's nest
I'd give anybody a shilling and a bottle of the best
That'll rumple up the feathers in the cuckoo's nest
It is thorn and it is prickle, it is compassed all around
It is thorn and it is prickle, and it isn't easy found
She said young man you blunder and I said it isn't true
And I left her with the makings of a young cuckoo
Hi the cuckoo, ho the cuckoo, hi the cuckoo's nest
Hi the cuckoo, ho the cuckoo, hi the cuckoo's nest
Am7
I'd give anybody a shilling and a bottle of the best
----- Am
That'll rumple up the feathers ^in the cuckoo's nest.
Source: Songsterr · Rights holder? Request removal.
Readable chord sheet for Drink Down The Moon by Steeleye Span
Three [Am]maidens a [G]milking did [Am]go
Three [C]maidens a [Am7]milking did [G]go
And the [Am]wind it did blow [G]high, and the [Am]wind it did blow [G]low
It [Am]tossed their [G]petticoats to and [Am]fro
They [Am]met with some [G]young man they [Am]know
They [C]met with some [Am7]young man they [G]know
And they [Am]boldly ask-ed [G]him, if [Am]he had any [G]skill
To [Am]catch them a [G]small bird or [Am]two
Oh [Am]yes I've a [G]very good [Am]skill
Oh [C]yes I've a [Am7]very good [G]skill
And it's [Am]come along with [G]me, to [Am]yonder flowering [G]tree
And [Am]I'll catch a [G]small bird or [Am]two
So its [Am]off to the [G]green woods went [Am]they
And it's [C]off to the [Am7]green woods went[G] they
And he t[Am]apped at the [G]bush, and the [Am]bird it did fly [G]in
A [Am]little ab[G]ove her lily white [Am]knee
Her [Am]sparkling eyes they [G]did turn ar[Am]ound
Just as [C]if she had been [Am7]all in a [G]swoon
And she [Am]cried "I've a [G]bird, and a [Am]very pretty [G]bird
And he's [Am]pecking aw[G]ay at his own [Am]ground"
Here's a [Am]health to the b[G]ird in the [Am]bush
Here's a[C] health to the[Am7] bird in the[G] bush
And we'll [Am]drink up the [G]sun, we'll d[Am]rink down th[G]e moon
Let the [Am]people say [G]little or [Am]much
There [Am]is a thorn bush in [Em]our cale yard
There [G]is a thorn bush in our cale yard
At the [Am]back o'[G]thorn [Am]bush there lays a lad and [Am7]lass
And they're [G]busy busy fairing at the [Am]cuckoo's nest
[Am]Hi the cuckoo, ho the cuckoo, [Em]hi the cuckoo's nest
[G]Hi the cuckoo, ho the cuckoo, hi the cuckoo's nest
I'd give [Am]anybo[G]dy a [Am]shilling and a bottle of the [Am7]best
That'll [G]rumple up the feathers in the [Am]cuckoo's nest
It is [Am]thorn and it is prickle, it is [Em]compassed all around
It is [G]thorn and it is prickle, and it isn't easy found
She [Am]said [G]young man you [Am]blunder and I said it isn't [Am7]true
And I [G]left her with the makings of a [Am]young cuckoo
[Am]Hi the cuckoo, ho the cuckoo, [Em]hi the cuckoo's nest
[G]Hi the cuckoo, ho the cuckoo, hi the cuckoo's nest
[Am] [G] [Am] [Am7]
I'd give anybody a shilling and a bottle of the best
[G] ----- [Am]
That'll rumple up the feathers ^in the cuckoo's nest.