I Will Set My Ship In Order

C F C Oh, I will set my ship in order Am G F I will sail her on the sea C I'll go far over yonder border Am G/B C To see if my love minds on me Am G/B C And he sailed east and he sailed west Am G C F He sailed far, far seeking land C Until he came to his true love's window Am G C F And he knocked loud and would be in C "Oh, who is that at my bedroom window? Am G C F Who knocks so loud and would be in?" C "'Tis I, 'tis I, your ain true lover Am G/B C And I am drenched untae my skin F C "So go and go and ask your faither Am G F And see if he'll let you marry me C If he says no, come back and tell me Am G/B C And it's the last time I'll trouble thee" F C "My father's in his chamber writing Am G F Setting down his merchandise C And in his hand he holds a letter Am G/B C And it speaks much in your dispraise F C "My mother's in her chamber sleeping Am G F And words of love she will not hear C So you may go and court another Am G/B C And whisper softly in her ear" F C Then she arose, put on her clothing Am G F It was to let her true love in C But ere she had the door unlockit Am G/B C His ship was sailing on the main F C "Come back, come back, my ain dear Johnny Am G F Come back, come back and marry me" C "How can I come back and marry you, love? Am G/B C Our ship is sailing on the sea" F C Am G F C Am G/B C F C The fish may fly, and the seas run dry Am G F The rocks may melt doon wi' the sun C And working man may forget his labour Am G/B C Before that my love returns again F C She's turned herself right roun' about Am G F She's flung herself intae the sea C Farewell for aye, my ain dear Johnny Am G/B C Ye'll ne'er hae tae come back to me