Lakes Of Coolfin
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: DCapotraste: Sem capotraste
For the history of this traditional ballad see
https://mainlynorfolk.info/nic.jones/songs/thelakesofcoolfin.html.
[Verse 1]
D G A D
It was early one morning young Willie arose,
A G D A
And off to his comrade's bedchamber he goes,
G D A
"Arise my dear comrade, let no-one know,
D G A D
'Tis a fine sunny morning, and a-bathing we'll go".
[Verse 2]
D G A D
Oh Willie jumped in and he swam the lake round,
A G D A
He swam to an island, it was soft, boggy ground,
G D A
"Oh comrade, dear comrade, do not venture in.
D G A D
There is deep and false water in the Lakes of Coolfin."
[Verse 3]
D G A D
It was early that morning, Willie's sister arose
A G D A
And unto her mother's bedchamber she goes,
G D A
"I dreamed a sad dream about Willie last night
D G A D
He was dressed in a shroud, in a shroud of snow white."
[Verse 4]
D G A D
It was early that morning Willie's mother came in,
A G D A
She was wringing her hands, and tearing her hair.
G D A
"Oh woe is the hour young Willie plunged in,
D G A D
For there is deep and false water in the Lakes of Coolfin."
[Verse 5]
D G A D
And I saw a fair maid standing by the shore
A G D A
Her face it was pale, she was weeping full sore
G D A
In deep anguish she gazed where young Willie plunged in
D G A D
Ah there is deep and false water in the Lakes of Coolfin."
These have been sung in other versions as the second and last verses:
D G A D
To the Lake of Coolfin the comrades soon came
A G D A
And who should they meet but the keeper of game.
G D A
"Turn back, Willie Leonard, do not venture in,
D G A D
There are deep and false waters in the Lake of Coolfin."
D G A D
Oh, to see Willie's funeral, it was a grand sight
A G D A
There were four-and-twenty young men, they were all dressed in white.
G D A
There were four-and-twenty young maids, they were all dressed in green.
D G A D
Just to show that he was drowned in the Lake of Coolfin.
How to play Lakes Of Coolfin
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Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
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