C  Em  C  Em  C  A  Em

[Verse]
Em
Well, there were twa sisters wha lived in a bouer
Em
Oh an' they gaed out, aye tae pu' a flouer
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They gaed out, aye tae pu' a flouer
   Em                             A
A' doun by the bonnie banks o' Fordie

[Verse]
     Em
Whan by there cam' a banisht man
Em
Oh, he's turned them 'roun' an' he's made them stand
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He's turned them 'roun' an' he's made them stand
   Em                             A
A' doun by the bonnie banks o' Fordie

[Verse]
     Em
He's taen the first ane by the hand
Em
Oh, he's turned her 'roun' an' he's made her stand
                                D
He's turned her 'roun' an' he's made her stand
   Em                             A
A' doun by the bonnie banks o' Fordie

[Verse]
           Em
"Noo, it's will ye be a robber's wife?
Em
Or will ye die by my penknife?
               D
Will ye die by my penknife?"
   Em                             A
A' doun by the bonnie banks o' Fordie

[Verse]
     Em
"No, I'll no be a robber's wife
Em
And nor will I die by your penknife
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Will I die by your penknife"
   Em                             A
A' doun by the bonnie banks o' Fordie

[Verse]
   Em
So he's taen oot his wee penknife
Em
Oh, and he hae taen o' her life
            D
He hae taen o' her life
   Em                             A
A' doun by the bonnie banks o' Fordie O

[Instrumental]
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[Verse]
        Em
So he's taen the second ane by the hand
Em
Oh, he's turned her 'roun' an' he's made her stand
                 D
He's turned her 'roun' an' he's made her stand
   Em                             A
A' doun by the bonnie banks o' Fordie

[Verse]
     Em
"Oh, it's will ye be a robber's wife?
Em
Or will ye die by my penknife?
               D
Will ye die by my penknife?"
   Em                             A
A' doun by the bonnie banks o' Fordie

[Verse]
     Em
"No, I'll no be a robber's wife
Em
Nor will I die by your penknife
              D
Will I die by your penknife"
   Em                             A
A' doun by the bonnie banks o' Fordie

[Verse]
       Em
"For I hae brither in this country
Em
Well, if you kill me, he'll kill thee
                     D
If you kill me, then he'll kill thee"
   Em                             A
A' doun by the bonnie banks o' Fordie O

[Instrumental]
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[Verse]
     Em
"Gae tell tae me yer brither's name"
Em
"My brither's name, it's Babylon
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My brither's name, it's Babylon"
   Em                             A
A' doun by the bonnie banks o' Fordie

[Verse]
     Em
"Oh, sister, what hae I done tae thee?
Em
Hae I done this dreadful thing tae thee?
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Hae I done this dreadful thing tae thee?"
   Em                             A
A' doun by the bonnie banks o' Fordie

[Verse]
   Em
So he's taen oot his wee penknife
Em
An' he hae taen o' his ain life
               D
He hae taen o' his ain life
   Em                             A
A' doun by the bonnie banks o' Fordie O