The Laird Of Dainty Dounby

	  		


Intro: Am 

verse 1: 
                                   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 


verse 2: 
    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” 


verse 3: 
         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” 


verse 4: 
         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 


VERSE 5: 
     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?” 


VERSE 6: 
     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” 


VERSE 7: 
         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”