Intro: Dm Bb C Dm x3 Dm Bb C Dm Eb C Verse: F C F Deep and dark are my true love's eyes Bb C F Blacker still is the winter turning Bb C F As the sadness of parting proves
Bb C F And brighter now is the lantern burning Bb C F That lightens my path to her Verse: C F C F No fiddle tune will take the air Bb C F But I'll see her swift feet a-dancing Bb C F And the swirl of her long brown hair Bb C F Her smiling face and her dark eyes glancing Bb C Dm As we stepped up from Banbury Fair Instrumental: C Bb C Dm Eb C Verse: F C F If my waiting prove in vain Bb C F Then I'll pack and track ever take me Bb C F And the long road will ease my pain Bb C F Bb F No jewelled mankind will ever make me Bb C F Whisper love's words again Verse: C F C F For in drink I'll seek good company Bb C F My ears will ring with the tavern's laughter Bb C F And I'll hear not her last sweet sigh Bb C F And who's to know in the morning after Bb C F C F How I long for her dear dark eyes Bb C F C F And I long for her dear dark eyes Bb C F C How I long for her dear dark eyes Outro: Dm C