C                                     F
Johnny bought the youngest a gay-gold ring
G      C           F
Sing I-dum, sing I-day
C                                     F
Johnny bought the youngest a gay-gold ring
    Am       G        F
The boys are born for me
                  G                   C
Johnny bought the youngest a gay-gold ring
                                G/B Am
He never bought the eldest a single thing
G       C         F  Am       G                C
I'll be true unto my love, if he'll be true to me


[Verse 3]
                                    F
Johnny bought the youngest a beaver hat
G      C           F
Sing I-dum, sing I-day
C                                   F
Johnny bought the youngest a beaver hat
    Am       G        F
The boys are born for me
                  G                 C
Johnny bought the youngest a beaver hat
                             G/B Am
The eldest didn't think much of  that
G       C         F  Am       G                C
I'll be true unto my love, if he'll be true to me


[Instrumental]
C    F  G  C   F
C    F  Am  G  F
F  G   C    G/B Am  G  C
C  F Am  G   C


[Verse 4]
                                    F
As they were a-walking by the foamy brim
G      C           F
Sing I-dum, sing I-day
   C                                F
As they were a-walking by the foamy brim
    Am       G        F
The boys are born for me
               G                    C
As they were a-walking by the foamy brim
                           G/B Am
The eldest pushed the youngest in
G       C         F  Am       G                C
I'll be true unto my love, if he'll be true to me


[Verse 5]
                               F
Sister, oh sister, give me thy hand
G      C           F
Sing I-dum, sing I-day
C                              F
Sister, oh sister, give me thy hand
    Am       G        F
The boys are born for me
           G                   C
Sister, oh sister, give me thy hand
                                G/B Am
And you can have Johnny and all his land
G       C         F  Am       G                C
I'll be true unto my love, if he'll be true to me


[Verse 6]
                                F
Oh sister, I'll not give you my hand
G      C           F
Sing I-dum, sing I-day
   C                            F
Oh sister, I'll not give you my hand
    Am       G        F
The boys are born for me
                G               C
Oh sister, I'll not give you my hand
                             G/B Am
And I'll have Johnny and all his land
G       C         F  Am       G                C
I'll be true unto my love, if he'll be true to me


[Instrumental]
C    F  G  C   F
C    F  Am  G  F
F  G   C    G/B Am  G  C
C  F Am  G   C


[Verse 7]
                              F
So away she sank and away she swam
G      C           F
Sing I-dum, sing I-day
    C                         F
So away she sank and away she swam
    Am       G        F
The boys are born for me
            G                 C
So away she sank and away she swam
                         G/B   Am
Until she came to the miller's dam
G       C         F  Am       G                C
I'll be true unto my love, if he'll be true to me


[Verse 8]
                                 F
The miller, he took her gay-gold ring
G      C           F
Sing I-dum, sing I-day
    C                            F
The miller, he took her gay-gold ring
    Am       G        F
The boys are born for me
               G                 C
The miller, he took her gay-gold ring
                          G/B Am
And then he pushed her in a---gain
G       C         F  Am       G                C
I'll be true unto my love, if he'll be true to me


[Verse 9]
                                          F
The miller, he was hanged on the mountain head
G      C           F
Sing I-dum, sing I-day
    C                                     F
The miller, he was hanged on the mountain head
    Am       G        F
The boys are born for me
                   G                      C
The miller, he was hanged on the mountain head
                             G/B Am
The eldest sister was boiled in  lead
G       C         F  Am       G                C
I'll be true unto my love, if he'll be true to me