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Maids When You're Young

A song in the key of G

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See also #137
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Sheet Music for "Maids When You're Young"Maids When You're YoungMaids When You're Young Never Wed an Old Mansong= 160555550522040005550520555525320205040555222024520255550222204555550220555552320205045552220245An old man came courting me, hey ding doo rum dah,An old man came courting me, me being young,An old man came courting me, fain would he marry me,Maids when you're young never wed an old man!Chorus:Because he's got no fal-loo-rum, fal-liddle aye oorum,He's got no fal-loo-rum, fal-liddle all day.He's got no fal-loo-rum, he's lost his ding-doo-rum,Maids when you're young never wed an old man!When we went to church, hey ding doo rum dah,When we went to church, me being young,When we went to church, he left me in the lurch,Maids when you're young never wed an old man!ChorusWhen we went to bed, hey ding doo rum dah,When we went to bed, me being young,When we went to bed, he lay like he was dead,Maids when you're young never wed an old man!ChorusSo I threw me leg over him, hey ding doo rum dah,I flung me leg over him, me being young,I threw me leg over him, damned well near smothered him,Maids when you're young never wed an old man!ChorusWhen he went to sleep, hey ding doo rum dah,When he went to sleep, me being young,When he went to sleep, out of bed I did creep,Into the arms of a handsome young man!Last chorus:And I found his fal-loo-rum, fal-liddle aye oorum,I found his fal-loo-rum, fal-liddle all day,I found his fal-loo-rum, he got my ding-doo-rum, nowMaids when you're young never wed an old man!Discography: The DublinersTranscription: id:hn-song-138History:See also #137
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Abc notation for Maids When You're Young
X:2310 T:Maids When You're Young T:Maids When You're Young Never Wed an Old Man R:song H:See also #137 D:The Dubliners Z:id:hn-song-138 M:3/4 L:1/8 Q:1/4=160 K:G
G2 | G2 G2 G2 | G2 D2 G2 | B4 B2 | A2 F2 D2- | D4 D2 | D2 G2 G2 | G2 D2 G2 | B3 A G2 | d6- | d4 d2 | d2 B2 d2 | c2 B2 A2 | B3 A G2 | A3 F D2 | G2 G2 G2 | E4 EE | D3 E F2 | G6- | G3 || BAB | G2 G3 G | G2 D2 B2 | B B3 B2 | A2 F3 G | G2 G3 G | G2 D2 B2 | B A3 G2 | d4 d2 | d2 d3 B | c2 B2 A2 | B2 A2 G2 | A2 F4 | G2 G2 G2 | E4 EE | D3 E F2 | G4 || W:An old man came courting me, hey ding doo rum dah, W:An old man came courting me, me being young, W:An old man came courting me, fain would he marry me, W:Maids when you're young never wed an old man! W: W:Chorus: W:Because he's got no fal-loo-rum, fal-liddle aye oorum, W:He's got no fal-loo-rum, fal-liddle all day. W:He's got no fal-loo-rum, he's lost his ding-doo-rum, W:Maids when you're young never wed an old man! W: W:When we went to church, hey ding doo rum dah, W:When we went to church, me being young, W:When we went to church, he left me in the lurch, W:Maids when you're young never wed an old man! W: W:Chorus W: W:When we went to bed, hey ding doo rum dah, W:When we went to bed, me being young, W:When we went to bed, he lay like he was dead, W:Maids when you're young never wed an old man! W: W:Chorus W: W:So I threw me leg over him, hey ding doo rum dah, W:I flung me leg over him, me being young, W:I threw me leg over him, damned well near smothered him, W:Maids when you're young never wed an old man! W: W:Chorus W: W:When he went to sleep, hey ding doo rum dah, W:When he went to sleep, me being young, W:When he went to sleep, out of bed I did creep, W:Into the arms of a handsome young man! W: W:Last chorus: W:And I found his fal-loo-rum, fal-liddle aye oorum, W:I found his fal-loo-rum, fal-liddle all day, W:I found his fal-loo-rum, he got my ding-doo-rum, now W:Maids when you're young never wed an old man!
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