The Overgate

Am Em As I cam in the Overgate Am G I met a bonnie wee lass D G She winked at me wi' the tail o' her e'e C G D As I was walking past Am G Wi' my toorin-an-ah, lilt-fa-laddie C G/B Am Lilt-fa-laddie, toorin-nay Em I asked her then tae come wi' me Am G An' drink a wee bit wine D G And as we walked alang the road C G D She put her arm in mine Am G Wi' my toorin-an-ah, lilt-fa-laddie C G/B Am Lilt-fa-laddie, toorin-nay Em She took me tae her sittin' room Am G A wee bit doon the burn D G It's true what Robbie Burns has said C G D “A man was made to mourn” Am G Wi' my toorin-an-ah, lilt-fa-laddie C G/B Am Lilt-fa-laddie, toorin-nay Em Then we baith went up the stair Am G To hae a wee bit drink D G When there came a knock upon the door C G D Man, I hadn't even time tae think Am G Wi' my toorin-an-ah, lilt-fa-laddie C G/B Am Lilt-fa-laddie, toorin-nay Em In there cam her hubby-man Am G Who hit me on the heid D G And then he ran me through the door C G D And kicked me doon the stair Am G Wi' my toorin-an-ah, lilt-fa-laddie C G/B Am Lilt-fa-laddie, toorin-nay Em Well, I lost mae topcoat Am G Mae watch-chain and mae purse D G Says she, “I've lost my ain gud man C G D You must admit that's worse” Am G Wi' my toorin-an-ah, lilt-fa-laddie C G/B Am G Am Lilt-fa-laddie, toorin-nay