Reilly The Fisherman

Am C G Am Em Am As I rowed out on evening down by a river side C G Am Em Am I heard a lovely maid complain as the tears fell from her eyes D C G D sing it's a cold and stormy night these words she then did say Am C G Am Em Am My love is on the raging seas bound for Americay. Am C G Am Em Am My love he was a fisherman, his age was scarce eighteen C G Am Em Am He was as fine young man as every it will seem D C G D My father he had riches great but Reilly he was poor Am C G Am Em Am Beacuse my love was a fisherman, he could not him endure. Am C G Am Em Am My mother said to me one night: "Don't you be fond of him" C G Am Em Am "Oh mother dear don't be severe, where would you send my love?" D C G D "Oh daughter dear I'm not severe, here is one thousand pounds, Am C G Am Em Am Send Reilly to Americay to buy you a piece of ground." Am C G Am Em Am When Eileen got the money, to Reilly she did went C G Am Em Am This very night to take your life my father charged a gun D C G D Here is one thousand pounds in gold my mother sent to you Am C G Am Em Am So sail away to Americay and I will follow you. Am C G Am Em Am When Reilly got the money, next day he sailed away C G Am Em Am Before he put his foot onboard these words he then did say: D C G D Here is a token of true love and we break it now in two, Am C G Am Em Am You have my heart and half my ring until I find 'bout you. Am C G Am Em Am It was six months after she was walking by the sea, C G Am Em Am When Reilly he was back again to take his love away. D C G D The ship was wrecked, all hands were lost, her father grieved full sore, Am C G Am Em Am He found Reilly in her arms and they drownded upon the shore. Am C G Am Em Am A letter it was neatly penned and found upon her dress C G Am Em Am His very heart lies in my brest as constant as the death D C G D Come on you lovely fair maids, a warning take from me Am C G Am Em Am Oh never let the one you love sail to Americay.