Tam Lin

C G Am (3x) C G O I forbid you, maidens a', Am That wear gowd on your hair, C G To come or gae by Carterhaugh, Am For young Tam Lin is there. C G There's nane that gaes by Carterhaugh Am But they leave him a wad, C G Either their rings, or mantles green, Am Or else their maidenhead. C G But Janet has kilted her green mantle Am A little aboon her knee, C G And she has broded her yellow hair Am A little aboon her bree, C G And she's awa to Carterhaugh Am As fast as she can hie. C G Am C G Am C G When she came to Carterhaugh Am Tam Lin was at the well, C G And there she fand his steed standing, Am But away was himsel. C G She had na pu'd a double rose, Am A rose but only twa, C G Till up then started young Tam Lin, Am Says, Lady, thou's pu nae mae. C G Why pu's thou the rose, Janet, Am And why breaks thou the wand? C G Or why comes thou to Carterhaugh Am Withoutten my command? C G "Carterhaugh, it is my own, Am My daddy gave it me, C G I'll come and gan by Carterhaugh, Am And ask nae leave at thee." C G Am C G Am C G Janet has kilted her green mantle Am A little aboon her knee, C G And she has broded her yellow hair Am A little aboon her bree, C G And she's awa to Carterhaugh Am As fast as she can hie. C G Am C G Am C G Four and twenty ladies fair Am Were playing at the ba, C G And out then came fair Janet, Am The flower among them a'. C G Four and twenty ladies fair Am Were playing at the chess, C G And out then came fair Janet, Am As green as onie glass. C G Out then spake an auld grey knight, Am Lay oer the castle wall, C G And says, “Alas, fair Janet, for thee, Am But we'll be blamed a'.” C G "Haud your tongue, ye auld fac'd knight, Am Some ill death may ye die! C G Father my bairn on whom I will, Am I'll father none on thee." C G Out then spak her father dear, Am And he spak meek and mild, C G "And ever alas, sweet Janet," he says, Am "I think thou gaest wi child." C G "If that I gae wi child, father, Am Mysel bears a’ the blame, C G There's neer a laird about your ha, Am Shall get the bairn's name. C G "If my love were an earthly knight, Am As he's an elfin grey, C G I wad na gie my ain true-love Am For nae lord that ye hae. C G Janet has kilted her green mantle Am A little aboon her knee, C G And she has broded her yellow hair Am A little aboon her bree, C G And she's awa to Carterhaugh Am As fast as she can hie. C G Am C G Am C G When she came to Carterhaugh, Am Tam Lin was at the well, C G And there she fand his steed standing, Am But away was himsel. C G She had na pu'd a double rose, Am A rose but only twa, C G Till up then started young Tam Lin, Am Says, Lady, thou pu's nae mae. C G "Why pu's thou the rose, Janet, Am Amang the groves sae green, C G And a' to k**l the bonny babe Am That we gat us between?" C G "O tell me, tell me, Tam," she said, Am "For's sake who died on tree, C G If eer ye was in holy chapel, Am Or Christendom did see?" C G "Roxbrugh he was my grandfather, Am Took me with him to bide C G And ance it fell upon a day Am That wae did me betide. C G "And ance it fell upon a day Am A cauld day and a snell, C G When we were frae the hunting come, Am That from my horse I fell, C G The Queen o' Fairies caught me, Am In yon green hill do dwell. G "And pleasant is the fairy land, Am C But, an eerie tale to tell, G Ay at the end of seven years, C Am They pay a tax to hell, G I am sae fair and fu o flesh, C I'm fear it be mysel. "But the night is Halloween, lady, Am The morn is Hallowday, C Then win me, win me, and ye will, Am For weel I wat ye may. C G "Just at the mirk and midnight hour Am The fairy folk will ride, C G And they that wad their true-love win, Am At Miles Cross they maun bide." C G "How shall I thee ken, Tam Lin, Am Or how my true-love know, C G Amang sa mony unco knights, Am The like I never saw?" C G "O first let pass the black, lady, Am And then let pass the brown, C G And quickly run to the milk-white steed, Am Pull the rider down. C G "For I'll ride on the milk-white steed, Am And ay nearest the town, C G Because I was an earthly knight Am They gie me that renown. C G "My right hand will be gloved, lady, Am My left hand will be bare, C G Cockt up shall be my bonnet, Am And kaimed down shall my hair, C G And thae's the tokens I gie thee, Am Nae doubt I will be there. C G Am C G Am C G "They'll turn me in your arms, lady, Am Into an asp and an adder, C G But hold me fast, and fear me not, Am I am your bairn's father. C G "They'll turn me to a bear sae grim, Am And then a lion bold, C G But hold me fast, and fear me not, Am And ye shall love your child. C G "Again they'll turn me in your arms Am To a red het gand of airn, C G But hold me fast, and fear me not, Am I'll do you nae harm. C G "They'll turn me in your arms, lady, Am A mother naked man, C G Cast your mantle green o’er me, Am To keep me from the rain." C G First dip me in a stand of milk, Am And then a stand of water. C G Hold me fast and let me go, Am I’ll be your bairn’s father. C G Janet has kilted her green mantle Am A little aboon her knee, C G And she has broded her yellow hair Am A little aboon her bree, C G And she's awa to Miles Cross Am As fast as she can hie. C G Am C G Am C G Gloomy, gloomy was the night, Am And eerie was the way, C G As fair Janet in her green mantle Am To Miles Cross she did gae. C G At the mirk and midnight hour Am She heard the bridles sing, C G This lady was as glad at that Am As any earthly thing. C G First she let the black pass by, Am And then she let the brown, C G But quickly ran to the milk-white steed, Am And pull’d the rider down. C G She cast her mantle green o’er him Am To keep him from the rain, C G So well she minded what he said, Am And young Tam Lin did win C G Am C G Am C G Out then spak the Faerie Queen, Am Out of a bush o broom, C G "Them that has gotten young Tam Lin Am Has got a stately-groom." C G Out then spak the Faerie Queen, Am Out of a bush o bri’, C G Them has gotten the bonniest knight Am In a' my companie. C G "Had I kend, Tam Lin," she said, Am "What now this night I see, C G I wad hae taen out thy twa grey een, Am And put in twa een o tree." C G Am C G Am C G Janet has kilted her green mantle Am A little aboon her knee, C G And she has broded her yellow hair Am A little aboon her bree, C G And she's awa to Carterhaugh Am As fast as she can hie. C G Am C G Am C G Am C G Am