D Bm Em G
Come over the hills, my bonnie Irish lass
D Bm G A
Come over the hills to your darling
G D G Em
You choose the rose love, and I’ll make the vow
D G D A7 D
And I’ll be your true love forever
D Bm Em G
Red is the rose that in yonder garden grows
D Bm G A
And fair is the lily of the valley
G D G Em
Clear is the water that flows from the Boyne
D G A7 D
But my love is fairer than any.
‘Twas down by Killarney’s green woods that we strayed
When the moon and the stars they were shining
The moon shone its rays on her locks of golden hair
And she swore she’d be my love forever
It’s not for the parting of my sister Kate
It’s not for the loss of my mother
It’s all for the loss of my bonnie Irish lass
That is leaving old Ireland forever.
It’s not for the parting that my sister pains
It’s not for the grief of my mother
‘Tis all for the loss of my bonnie Irish lass
That my heart is breaking forever.
