X:1
T:The Ash Grove
B:Singing Together, Autumn 1965, BBC Publications
F:http://www.folkinfo.org/songs
M:3/4     %Meter
L:1/8     %
K:G
|: D2 |G2 B2 (dc) |B2 G2 G2 |A2 (cB) (AG) | F2 D2
w:Down yon-der green_ val-ley where stream-lets_ me-*an-der,
w:Or at the bright_ noon-tide in sol-it-*ude_ wan-der
 D2 |G2 (BA) (GF) |E2 C2 E2 |D2 G2 F2 | G4 :|
w:When twi-light_ is_ fad-ing I pen-sive-ly rove;
w: A-mid the_ dark_ shades of the lone-ly Ash Grove.
 (Bc) |d2 (Bc) (de) |d2 c2 B2 | c2 (AB) (cd) |c2 B2
w: 'Twas_ there while_ the_ black-bird was cheer-ful-*ly_ sing-ing
 A2 |B2 (GA) (Bc) |B2 A2 G2 | F2 d2 ^c2 |d4
w: I first met_ that_ dear one, the joy of my heart;
 D2 |G2 B2 (dc) |B2 G2 G2 | A2 (cB) (AG) |F2 D2
w: A-round us for_ glad-ness the blue-bells_ were_ ring-ing;
 D2 |G2 (BA) (GF) |E2 C2 E2 | D2 G2 F2 |G4 z2 |]
w:Ah! then lit-*tle_ thought I how soon we should part.
W:Down yonder green valley where streamlets meander,
W:When twilight is fading I pensively rove;
W:Or at the bright noontide in solitude wander
W:Amid the dark shades of the lonely Ash Grove.
W:'Twas there while the blackbird was cheerfully singing
W:I first met that dear one, the joy of my heart;
W:Around us for gladness the bluebells were ringing;
W:Ah! then little thought I how soon we should part.
W:
W:Still glows the bright sunshine o'er valley and mountain,
W:Still warbles the blackbird its note from the tree;
W:Still trembles the moonbeam on streamlet and fountain,
W:But what are the beauties of nature to me?
W:With sorrow, deep sorrow, my bosom is laden.
W:All day I go mourning in search of my love;
W:Ye echoes! oh tell me, where is the sweet maiden?
W:"She sleeps 'neath the green turf down by the Ash Grove."