Intro: G
verse 1:
Em C D
Come boat me o'er, come row me o'er
G Em C G
Come boat me o'er to Charlie
Em C D
I'll gie John Ross another bawbee
G D C G
Tae ferry me o'er to Charlie
D C D
We'll o'er the water, we'll o'er the sea
G D C G
We'll o'er the water to Charlie
D C D
Come weel, come woe, we'll gather and go
G Em C G
And live or die wi' Charlie
verse 2:
Em C D
I swear by moon and stars so breght
G Em C G
And sun that glances early
Em C D
If I had twenty thousand lives
G D C G
I'd lose them a' for Charlie
D C D
We'll o'er the water, we'll o'er the sea
G D C G
We'll o'er the water to Charlie
D C D
Come weel, come woe, we'll gather and go
G Em C G
And live or die wi' Charlie
verse 3:
Em C D
Aince I had sons, but noo I hae nane
G Em C G
I bred them toiling sairly
Em C D
And I would bear them all again
G D C G
And lose them a' for Charlie
D C D
We'll o'er the water, we'll o'er the sea
G D C G
We'll o'er the water to Charlie
D C D
Come weel, come woe, we'll gather and go
G Em C G
And live or die wi' Charlie