Ramble Away Chords & Lyrics - Gordon Bok

[INTRO]
[G] [D] [Em]

[VERSE]
As I was a-[G]walking down Birmingham [Am]Street
In m' [G]new scarlet jacket, all neat and com[Am]plete
The young [G]girls all smiled as [Bm]they passed me by
Saying [G]one to another, there goes [D]Ramblea[Em]way [G] [Am]

[VERSE]
And [Em]as I was a-[G]walking down Birmingham [Am]Fair
I [G]spied pretty Nancy, combing her [Am]hair
She [G]smiled in my face and [Bm]to me did say
"Ain't [G]you the young fella they call [D]Ramblea[Em]way"

[INSTRUMENTAL]
[Em] [Am] [G] [D] [Em]

[VERSE]
I said, "Pretty [G]Nancy, don't smile in my [Am]face
For I [G]do not intend to stay long in this [Am]place"
"Oh, then [G]where are you going? Come [Bm]tell me, my dear"
So I [G]told her I'd ramble, the [D]devil knows [Em]where [G] [Am]

[VERSE]
When [Em]twenty-four [G]weeks, they were over and [Am]past
This [G]pretty young wench, she grew thick round the [Am]waist
And her [G]gown wouldn't pin, nor her [Bm]apron strings tie
And she [G]longed for the sight of young [D]Ramblea[Em]way [G] [Am]

[INSTRUMENTAL]
[Em] [Am] [G] [D] [Em]

[VERSE]
So come all ye young [G]maidens, take a warning by [Am]me
When [G]courting your fellow, don't be easy and [Am]free
Don't [G]dress yourselves up and go [Bm]out on the play
For it's [G]there you might meet with young [D]Ramblea[Em]way
Ramblea[Am]way
Oh, it's [G]there you might meet with young [D]Ramblea[Em]way [G] [Am]