Chords with lyrics
Intro:
C majorC
Verse:
FF
Wha's like mae Johnnie
C majorC G+G
Sae leish, sae blythe, sae bonnie
C majorC FF
He's foremost among mony
C majorC G+G C majorC
Keel lads o' Tyne?
Verse:
FF
He'll set and row sae tightly
C majorC G+G
Or in the dance sae sprightly
C majorC FF
He'll cut and shuffle lightly
C majorC G+G C majorC
'Tis true, were he not mine
Chorus:
FF
Noo, weel may the keel row
C majorC G+G
The keel row, the keel row
C majorC FF
Weel may the keel row
C majorC G+G C majorC
That my laddie's in
Verse:
FF
He has nae mair o' learning
C majorC G+G
Than tells his weekly earning
C majorC FF
Yet right frae wrang discerning
C majorC G+G C majorC
Tho' brave, nae bruiser he
Verse:
FF
Tho' he no worth a plack is
C majorC G+G
His ain coat on his back is
C majorC FF
And nane can say that black is
C majorC G+G C majorC
The white o' Johnnie's ee
Chorus:
FF
Weel may the keel row
C majorC G+G
The keel row, the keel row
C majorC FF
Weel may the keel row
C majorC G+G C majorC
That my laddie's in
Verse:
FF
He wears a blue bonnet
C majorC G+G
Blue bonnet, blue bonnet
C majorC FF
He wears a blue bonnet
C majorC G+G C majorC
An' a dimple's in his chin
Chorus:
FF
An' weel may the keel row
C majorC G+G
The keel row, the keel row
C majorC FF
Weel may the keel row
C majorC G+G C majorC
That my laddie's in
Chorus:
FF
Aye, weel may the keel row
C majorC G+G
The keel row, the keel row
C majorC FF
Weel may the keel row
C majorC G+G C majorC
That my laddie's in