Tom: Am
Am G
As I walked down to St. James' Hospital,
Am G E
St. James Hospital early one day,
Dm Am G
There I spied my only daughter
Am G Em
Wrapped up in white linen as cold as the clay.
[Chorus]
Am G
So beat your drums and play the fife lowly,
Am G E
And play the dead march as you carry me along;
Dm Am G Em
Take me to the churchyard and lay the sod over me,
Am G Em
I am a young maid and I know I've done wrong.
[Verse 2]
Am G
Once in the street I used to look handsome;
Am G E
Once In the street I used to dress gay;
Dm Am G Em
First to the ale house, then to the dance hall
Am G Em
Then to the poor house and now to my grave.
[Chorus]
Am G
So beat your drums and play the fife lowly,
Am G E
And play the dead march as you carry me along;
Dm Am G Em
Take me to the churchyard and lay the sod over me,
Am G Em
I am a young maid and I know I've done wrong.
[Verse 3]
Am G
Send for the preacher to pray o'er my body,
Am G E
Send for the doctor to heal up my wounds,
Dm Am G Em
Send for the young man I first fell in love with,
Am G Em
That I might see him before I pass on.
[Chorus]
Am G
So beat your drums and play the fife lowly,
Am G E
And play the dead march as you carry me along;
Dm Am G Em
Take me to the churchyard and lay the sod over me,
Am G Em
I am a young maid and I know I've done wrong.
[Verse 4]
Am G
Let six pretty maidens with a bunch of red roses,
Am G E
Six pretty maidens to sing me a song,
Dm Am G Em
Six pretty maidens with a bunch of red roses
Am G Em
To lay on my coffin as they carry me along.
