Key: Dm Verse 1: Dm In Newry town I was bred and born Dm In Stephen's Green now I lie in scorn F Am I served my time to the saddling trade Dm F But I turned out to be, yes I turned out to be Am Dm A roving blade
Verse 2: Dm At seventeen I took a wife Dm I loved her dearly as I loved my life F Am And to maintain her both fine and gay Dm F I took to robbing I took to robbing Am Dm On the King's Highway. Verse 3: Dm I never robbed any poor man yet Dm Nor any tradesman did I beset; F Am I robbed the lords and the ladies bright Dm F And robbed their jewels, and robbed their jewels Am Dm For my heart's delight. Verse 4: Dm I robbed Lord Golding I do declare Dm And Lady Mansell on Grosvenor Square; F Am I shook the shutters and bid them goodnight Dm F And home I went then, and home I went then Am Dm To my heart's delight. Verse 5: Dm At Covent Garden I took my way Dm With my dear wife for to see the play; F Am Lord Fielding's gang, they did me pursue Dm F And I was taken, and I was taken Am Dm By that cursed crew. Verse 6: Dm My father cried "Oh, my darling son," Dm My wife she wept and cried "I am undone," F Am My mother tore her white locks and cried Dm F Saying "In the cradle," saying "In the cradle Am Dm Willie should have died." Verse 7: Dm And when I'm dead, aye and in my grave Dm A flashy funeral pray let me have F Am With six bold highwaymen to carry me; Dm F Give them good broadswords, give them good broadswords Am Dm And sweet liberty. Verse 8: Dm Six pretty maidens to bear my corpse Dm Give them white garlands and ribbons all; F Am And when I'm dead, they will speak the truth Dm F He was a wild and, he was a wild Am Dm And a wicked youth.
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