Key: A
Introduction: Am
Em
A lassie was milkin' her faither's kye
G Bm
When a gentleman on horseback, he cam' ridin' by
Am Em
A gentleman on horseback, he cam' ridin' by
Am Em D
He was the Laird o' the Dainty Dounby
Am Em
?Oh lassie, oh lassie, what wad ye gie
G Bm
If I was to lay ae nicht wi' ye??
Am Em
?To lie ae nicht that'll never, never dee
Am Em D
When ye're Laird o' the Dainty Dounby?
Am Em
Well, he dinned her by the middle sae sma'
G Bm
He laid her doon where the grass grew lang
Am Em
Twas a lang, lang time ere he raised her up again
Am Em D
Sayin', ?Ye're Lady owre the Dainty Dounby?
Am Em
Well, it fell upon a day, and a bonnie summer's day
G Bm
To face the lassie's faither, some money had to pay
Am Em
To face the lassie's faither, some money had to pay
Am Em D
Tae the Laird o' the Dainty Dounby
Am Em
?Oh, a' good mornin', an' how dae ye do?
G Bm
And hoo is yer dochter Janetie noo?
Am Em
And hoo's yer dochter Janetie noo
Am Em D
Since I laid her in the Dainty Dounby??
Am Em
?Oh, my wee Janet, she's nae very weel
G Bm
My dochter Janet she looks unco pale
Am Em
My dochter Janet aye cowken at her kail
Am Em D
Since you laid her in the Dainty Dounby?
Am Em
Well, he dinned her by the lily-white hand
G Bm
And he showed her his rooms, there were twenty-one
Am Em
He put the keys intae her hand
Am Em D
Sayin', ?Ye're Lady owre the Dainty Dounby?
Am Em D
Sayin', ?Ye're Lady owre the Dainty Dounby?