C C   F   C   Bb  C

[Verse]
                                      F
Oh, I loved a lass and I loved her so well
      C                    Bb           C
But I hated all others who of her spoke ill
                F         C        G
But now she's rewarded me well for my love
        Bb         F       C
She's a-gone to be wed to another

[Verse]
                                 F
When I saw my love to the church go
     C                            Bb          C
With bride and bride-maidens, she made a fine show
               F         C             G
I followed her on with a heart full of woe
        Bb         F       C
She's a-gone to be wed to another

[Verse]
                               F
When I saw my love sit down to dine
  C                         Bb             C
I sat down beside her and I poured out the wine
               F           C                G
I drank to the lassie that should have been mine
        Bb         F       C
She's a-gone to be wed to another

[Verse]
                                        F
And the men in the forest they asked of me
             C                      Bb          C
Saying, "How many strawberries grow in the salt sea?"
                F           C          G
I answered them back with a tear in my eye
     Bb         F           C
"How many ships sail in the forest?"