All Around My Hat<br>
All Around My Hat<br>
Traditional<br>
One verse and chorus:<br>
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"All Around My Hat" is performed by<br>
Andrew Scarhart<br>
Please refer to Cantaria's<br>
Copyright information<br>
Notes: This song can be sung from the<br>
female or male<br>
perspective. The words vary slightly.<br>
"Steeleye Span" has done this song on their<br>
album "All Around My Hat" (1976, Chrysalis records).<br>
Male perspective<br>
Guitar chords:<br>
chorus:<br>
C F<br>
C F<br>
F C F C<br>
C F G C<br>
verse:<br>
C F<br>
C F<br>
F C F C<br>
C F G C<br>
Chorus<br>
All around my hat, I will wear the green willow,<br>
And all around my hat, for a twelve-month and a day.<br>
And if anyone should ask me the reason why I'm wearin' it,<br>
It's all for my true love who's far, far, away<br>
Fare thee well cold winter, and fare thee well cold frost.<br>
For nothing I have gained, but my own true love have lost.<br>
So sing and I'll be merry, when occasion I do see-<br>
She's a false deluded lover, let her go, fare well she.<br>
Chorus...<br>
The other day I brought her a fine golden ring:<br>
I asked her to marry, but oh what an awful thing.<br>
I thought that she loved me, 'til she began to laugh<br>
She showed me the door and threw out my hat.<br>
Chorus...<br>
Take a quarter pound of reason, and a half pound of sense,<br>
A small sprig of time, and a pinch of prudence,<br>
Now mix then all together and you and you will plainly see:<br>
She's a false deluded lover, let her go, fare well she.<br>
Chorus...<br>
Female perspective:<br>
Chorus<br>
All around my hat, I will wear the green willow,<br>
And all around my hat, for a twelve-month and a day.<br>
And if anyone should ask me the reason why I'm wearin' it,<br>
It's all for my true love who's far, far, away<br>
Fare thee well cold winter, and fare thee well cold frost.<br>
Oh nothing I have gained, but my own true love have lost.<br>
So sing and I'll be merry, when occasion I do see-<br>
He's a false deluded young man, let him go, fare well he.<br>
Chorus...<br>
Now the other day he brought me a fine diamond ring:<br>
but he thought to deprive me of a far finer thing.<br>
But I being careful, as true lovers ought to be,<br>
He's a false deluded young man, let him go fare well he.<br>
Chorus...<br>
Take a quarter pound of reason, and a half pound of sense,<br>
A small sprig of time, and a pinch of prudence,<br>
Now mix then all together and you will plainly see:<br>
He's a false deluded young man, let him go, fare well he.<br>
Chorus...<br>
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