2 acessos
C F G C “O father, O father, build me a boat C F G G Then down the Wisconsin I may float C F G C And every raft that I pass by C F G C There I will inquire for my sweet pinery boy” [Verse 1] C F G C As she was rowing down the stream C F G G She saw three rafts all in the string C F G C And she hailed the pilot as they passed by C F G C And there did she inquire for her sweet pinery boy C F G C “O pilot, O pilot, tell me true C F G G Is my sweet Willie among your crew? C F G C O tell me quick and give me joy C F G C For none other will I have but my sweet pinery boy” C F G C “O, auburn was the colour of his hair C F G G And his eyes were blue and his cheeks were fair C F G C And his lips were of a ruby fine C F G C Ten thousand times they’ve met with mine” [Verse 2] C F G C “O dear, dear lady, he is not here C F F G G He has drowned in the dells, I fear C F G C ‘Twas at Lone Rock as we passed by C F G C O there is where we left your sweet pinery boy” C F G C She wrung her hands and tore her hair C F G G Just like a lady in grave despair C F G C She rowed her boat against Lone Rock C F G C For a pinery boy her heart was broke [Verse 3] C F G C “Dig me a grave both long and deep, C F G G Place a marble slab at my head and feet; C F G C And on my breast a turtle dove C F G C To let the world know that I died for love. [Outro] C F G Em And at my feet a spreading oak C F G C To let the world know that my heart was broke.”