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written in 1685 for Sir Robert Laurie’s daughter became a very popular ballad during the Crimean War
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Annie Laurie
by William Douglas
[G7] Max [C] welton’s braes are [F] bonnie, where [C] early [D7] falls the [G7] dew
and its [C] there that Annie [F] Laurie gave [C] me her [F+6] pro [G7] mise [C] true
[G7] Gave [C] me her [G] promise [C] true
[G] Which [Am] ne’er for [Dm] got will [E] be
[G7] and for [Am] bonnie [F] Annie [C] Laurie
[E7] I’d [Am] lay me [F+6] down [G7] and [C] dee
Her brow is like the snowdrift, her throat is like the swan
her face it is the fairest, that e’er the sun shone on
That e’er the sun shone on
and dark blue is her e’e
and for bonnie Annie Laurie
I’d lay me down and dee
Like dew on the gowan lying, is the fa’ o’her fairy feet
and like winds in summer sighing, her voice is low and sweet
Her voice is low and sweet
and she’s a’ the world to me
and for bonnie Annie Laurie
I’d lay me down and dee
and its [C] there that Annie [F] Laurie gave [C] me her [F+6] pro [G7] mise [C] true
[G7] Gave [C] me her [G] promise [C] true
[G] Which [Am] ne’er for [Dm] got will [E] be
[G7] and for [Am] bonnie [F] Annie [C] Laurie
[E7] I’d [Am] lay me [F+6] down [G7] and [C] dee
Her brow is like the snowdrift, her throat is like the swan
her face it is the fairest, that e’er the sun shone on
That e’er the sun shone on
and dark blue is her e’e
and for bonnie Annie Laurie
I’d lay me down and dee
Like dew on the gowan lying, is the fa’ o’her fairy feet
and like winds in summer sighing, her voice is low and sweet
Her voice is low and sweet
and she’s a’ the world to me
and for bonnie Annie Laurie
I’d lay me down and dee