Em Bm G Bm
Who is at my window weeping,
Weeping there so bitterly?
C Am Bm Em
It's I, it's I, your own true lover
Arise, arise and pity me.
Em Bm G Bm
Darling, go and ask your mother
If my wedding bride you'll be
C Am Bm Em
If she says no, return and tell me.
And I'll no longer trouble thee.
Em Bm G Bm
I cannot go and ask my mother
For I'm her only child and dear
C Am Bm Em
Oh, darling, go and seek some other,
She whispered softly in his ear.
Em Bm G Bm
And Darling, go and ask your father
If my wedding bride you'll be
C Am Bm Em
If he says no, return and tell me.
And I'll no longer trouble thee.
Em Bm G Bm
I cannot go and ask my father
For he lies in bed and rest
C Am Bm Em
Beside him lie that silver dagger
To slay the one that I love best
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Then William took that silver dagger
And pierced it through his aching heart
C Am Bm Em
I bid adieu, to all false loved ones.
I bid adieu, for now we part.
Em Bm G Bm
Then Mary took the blood-stained dagger
And pierced it through her lily breast.
C Am Bm Em
I bid adieu to my cruel parents.
I bid adieu, for now we rest.
C Am
I bid adieu to my cruel parents
Bm B Em
I bid adieu, for now we rest.