Broom Of The Cowden Knowes
Sing Out. 17th Century Scottish. Child #217 Recorded by Clutha- Bonny Mildams, Silly Wizard
Cowden Knowes is pronounced "cow-den nahs"C Em F Am
How blithe each morn was I tae see
F C F G(7)
My lass came o'er the hill
C Em F C
She skipped the burn and ran tae me
F G G7
I met her with good will.C Em F Am
Chorus: O the broom, the bonnie, bonnie broom
F C F G(7)
The broom o’ the cowdenknowes
C Em F C
Fain would I be in my ain country
F G G7
Herding my father's ewesC Em F Am
We neither herded ewes nor lamb
F C F G(7)
While the flock near us lay
C Em F C
She gathered in the sheep at night
F G G7
And cheered me all the day ChorusC Em F Am
Hard fate that I should banished be
F C F G(7)
Gone way o'er hill and moor
C Em F C
Because I loved the fairest lass
F G G7
That ever yet was born ChorusC Em F Am
Adieu, ye cowdenknowes, adieu
F C F G(7)
Fareweel all pleasures there
C Em F C
To wander by her side again
F G G7
Is all I crave or care Chorus
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