Key: E
Introduction: C F C F F C F
C G Am F C G
Oh, gin I were a baron's heir, and could I braid wi' gems your hair,
C G Am F C G C
And make ye braw as ye are fair, lassie, would ye lo &ndash o'e me
C G Am F C G
And could I tak' ye to the toun, and shaw ye braw sights mony a ane,
C G Am F C G C
And busk ye fine in silken goon, lassie, would ye lo &ndash o'e me
C G Am F C G
Or should ye be content to prove, in lowly life unfading love,
C G Am F C G C
A heart that nought on earth could move, lassie, would ye lo &ndash o'e me
C G Am F C G
And ere the lav'rock wing the skie, say, wad ye to the forest hie,
C G Am F C G C
And work wi' me sae merrilee, lassie, could ye lo &ndash o'e me
C G Am F C G
And when the braw moon glistens o'er, oor wee bit bield and heath&rsquo ry moor,
C G Am F C G C
Will ye na greet for ye're sae poor, lassie, though I lo &ndash o'e ye
C G Am F C G
For I ha'e nought to offer ye, nae gold fae mines, nae pearl fae sea,
C G Am F C G C
Nor am I come o' hie degree, lassie, but I lo &ndash o'e ye
C G Am F C G
Oh, gin I were a baron's heir, and could I braid wi' gems your hair,
C G Am F C G C
And make ye braw as ye are fair, lassie, would ye lo &ndash o'e me