verse 1
C G C Am
On yonder hill there stands a maiden
C G C Dm
Who she is I do not know
C Dm C G
I shall court her for her beauty
C Dm G
She must answer yes or no
C F C G C
Oh no John no John no John no
verse 2
C G C Am
Madam on thy face is beauty
C G C Dm
On thy lips wild roses grow
C Dm C G
Madam I would be thy lover
C Dm G
Madam answer yes or no
C F C G C
Oh no John no John no John no
verse 3
C G C Am
Madam on thy face is beauty
C G C Dm
At thy bosom lilies grow
C Dm C G
In your bower there is pleasure
C Dm G
Shall I view it yes or no
C F C G C
Oh no John no John no John no
verse 4
C G C Am
Madam I will give you jewels
C G C Dm
I will make you rich and free
C Dm C G
I will give you silks and satins
C Dm G
Madam if you lie with me
C F C G C
Oh no John no John no John no
Verse 5
C G C Am
My husband is a Spanish captain
C G C Dm
He went to sea a month ago
C Dm C G
First he kissed me then he left me
C Dm G
Bade me always answer no
C F C G C
Oh no John no John no John no
Verse 6
C G C Am
Madam may I tie your garter
C G C Dm
Just an inch above your knee
C Dm C G
If my hand should slip a little farther
C Dm G
Would you think it ill of me?
C F C G C
Oh no John no John no John no
Verse 7
C G C Am
My love and I went to bed together
C G C Dm
There we lay till the cocks did crow
C Dm C G
Open your arms my dearest darling
C Dm G
Open your arms and let me go
C F C G C
Oh no John no John no John no