Tommy Makem

Bonny Laddie Hieland Laddie

Tommy Makem


Tom: F

F            Bb    F    Gm            Dm
Was you ever in Quebec, bonny laddie, hielan' laddie
F              Bb     F     C             Dm
Dancin' on the sanded deck, bonny hielan' laddie


[Chorus]
Bb   F    C      F   Gm            Dm
Hey, ho, away we go, bonny laddie, hielan' laddie
Bb   F    C      F   Gm            Dm
Hey, ho, away we go, bonny hielan' laddie


[Verse 2]
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Was you ever in Meramashee, bonny laddie, hielan' laddie
F                  Bb   F     C             Dm
There ya tied fast to a tree, bonny hielan' laddie


[Chorus]
Bb   F    C      F   Gm            Dm
Hey, ho, away we go, bonny laddie, hielan' laddie
Bb   F    C      F   Gm            Dm
Hey, ho, away we go, bonny hielan' laddie


[Verse 3]
F            Bb    F    Gm            Dm
Was you ever in Dundee, bonny laddie, hielan' laddie
F                 Bb           F    C             Dm
There some pretty ships you'll see, bonny hielan' laddie


[Chorus]
Bb   F    C      F   Gm            Dm
Hey, ho, away we go, bonny laddie, hielan' laddie
Bb   F    C      F   Gm            Dm
Hey, ho, away we go, bonny hielan' laddie


[Verse 4]
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Was you on the Brummalow, bonny laddie, hielan' laddie
F               Bb      F   C             Dm
Yankee boys are all the go, bonny hielan' laddie


[Chorus]
Bb   F    C      F   Gm            Dm
Hey, ho, away we go, bonny laddie, hielan' laddie
Bb   F    C      F   Gm            Dm
Hey, ho, away we go, bonny hielan' laddie


[Verse 5]
F               Bb     F    Gm            Dm
Was you ever in Mobile Bay, bonny laddie, hielan' laddie
F               Bb     F    C             Dm
Spoolin' cotton by the day, bonny hielan' laddie


[Chorus]
Bb   F    C      F   Gm            Dm
Hey, ho, away we go, bonny laddie, hielan' laddie
Bb   F    C      F   Gm            Dm
Hey, ho, away we go, bonny hielan' laddie


[Verse 6]
F               Bb      F     Gm            Dm
Was you ever in Halifax town, bonny laddie, hielan' laddie
F                 Bb         F     C             Dm
Staggerin' up and staggerin' down, bonny hielan' laddie


[Chorus]
Bb   F    C      F   Gm            Dm
Hey, ho, away we go, bonny laddie, hielan' laddie
Bb   F    C      F   Gm            Dm
Hey, ho, away we go, bonny hielan' laddie


[Verse 7]
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Now was you ever in Baltimore, bonny laddie, hielan' laddie
F               Bb     F      C             Dm
Dancin' on that sanded floor, bonny hielan' laddie


[Chorus]
Bb   F    C      F   Gm            Dm
Hey, ho, away we go, bonny laddie, hielan' laddie
Bb   F    C      F   Gm            Dm
Hey, ho, away we go, bonny hielan' laddie


[Verse 8]
F               Bb     F    Gm            Dm
Was you ever in Dublin bay, bonny laddie, hielan' laddie
F               Bb      F    C             Dm
Drinkin' porter all the day, bonny hielan' laddie


[Chorus]
Bb   F    C      F   Gm            Dm
Hey, ho, away we go, bonny laddie, hielan' laddie
Bb   F    C      F   Gm            Dm
Hey, ho, away we go, bonny hielan' laddie


[Chorus]
Bb   F    C      F   Gm            Dm
Hey, ho, away we go, bonny laddie, hielan' laddie
Bb   F    C      F   Gm            Dm
Hey, ho, away we go, bonny hielan' laddie