Biography:
Silly Wizard was a folk band, formed in about 1971 in Edinburgh, Scotland by Johnny Cunningham (fiddle, viola, mandola, vocals), Bob Thomas (guitar, mandolin, mandola, banjo, concertina) and Gordon Jones (guitar, bodhran, vocals, bouzouki, mandola). They performed at the Triangle Folk Club for a time, then went on a tour of France in 1972. Soon after, they signed to Transatlantic Records to record an album with Maddy Taylor, who had sung with them on the tour. The album was recorded but has never been released.
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[Intro]
Am Em X4
[Verse 1]
Am Em G F
I am a young sailor, my story is sad,
C Em Am Em
Though once I was carefree and a brave sailor lad,
C Em Am Em
I courted a lassie by night and by day,
Am Em
Oh but now she has left me,
G F
And sailed far away.
[Chorus]
Am Em G F
Oh, if I was a blackbird could whistle and sing,
C Em Am Em
I'd follow the vessel my true love sails in,
C Em Am Em
And in the top riggin' I would there build my nest,
Am Em G F
And I'd flutter my wings o'er her lilly white breast.
[Verse 2]
Am Em G F
Or if I was a scholar and could handle the pen
C Em Am Em
Once secret love letter to my true love I'd send
C Em Am Em
And I'd tell of my sorrow, my grief and my pain
Am Em
Since she's gone and left me
G F
In yon flowery glen.
[Chorus]
Am Em G F
Oh, if I was a blackbird could whistle and sing,
C Em Am Em
I'd follow the vessel my true love sails in,
C Em Am Em
And in the top riggin' I would there build my nest,
Am Em G F
And I'd flutter my wings o'er her lilly white breast.
[Verse 3]
Am Em G F
I sailed o'er the ocean, my fortune to seek
C Em Am Em
Though I missed her caress and her kiss on my cheek
C Em Am Em
I returned and I told her my love was still warm
Am Em
but she turned away lightly
G F
And great was her scorn.
[Chorus]
Am Em G F
Oh, if I was a blackbird could whistle and sing,
C Em Am Em
I'd follow the vessel my true love sails in,
C Em Am Em
And in the top riggin' I would there build my nest,
Am Em G F
And I'd flutter my wings o'er her lilly white breast.
[Bridge]
Am Em G F
C Em Am Em
C Em Am Em
Am Em G F
[Verse 4]
Am Em G F
I offered to take her to Donnybrook Fair
C Em Am Em
And to buy her fine ribbons to tie up her hair
C Em Am Em
I offered to marry and to stay by her side
Am Em
But she says in the morning
G F
She sails with the tide.
[Chorus]
Am Em G F
Oh, if I was a blackbird could whistle and sing,
C Em Am Em
I'd follow the vessel my true love sails in,
C Em Am Em
And in the top riggin' I would there build my nest,
Am Em G F
And I'd flutter my wings o'er her lilly white breast.
[Verse 5]
Am Em G F
My parents, they chide me, and will not agree
C Em Am Em
Saying that me and my false love, married should never be
C Em Am Em
Oh but let them deprive me, or let them do what they will
Am Em
While there's breath in my body
G F
She's the one that I love still
[Chorus]
Am Em G F
Oh, if I was a blackbird could whistle and sing,
C Em Am Em
I'd follow the vessel my true love sails in,
C Em Am Em
And in the top riggin' I would there build my nest,
Am Em G F
And I'd flutter my wings o'er her lilly white breast.
[Outro]
Am Em G F
C Em Am Em
C Em Am Em
Am Em G F
Am Em
Am Em
Am Em
Am
Am Em X4
[Verse 1]
Am Em G F
I am a young sailor, my story is sad,
C Em Am Em
Though once I was carefree and a brave sailor lad,
C Em Am Em
I courted a lassie by night and by day,
Am Em
Oh but now she has left me,
G F
And sailed far away.
[Chorus]
Am Em G F
Oh, if I was a blackbird could whistle and sing,
C Em Am Em
I'd follow the vessel my true love sails in,
C Em Am Em
And in the top riggin' I would there build my nest,
Am Em G F
And I'd flutter my wings o'er her lilly white breast.
[Verse 2]
Am Em G F
Or if I was a scholar and could handle the pen
C Em Am Em
Once secret love letter to my true love I'd send
C Em Am Em
And I'd tell of my sorrow, my grief and my pain
Am Em
Since she's gone and left me
G F
In yon flowery glen.
[Chorus]
Am Em G F
Oh, if I was a blackbird could whistle and sing,
C Em Am Em
I'd follow the vessel my true love sails in,
C Em Am Em
And in the top riggin' I would there build my nest,
Am Em G F
And I'd flutter my wings o'er her lilly white breast.
[Verse 3]
Am Em G F
I sailed o'er the ocean, my fortune to seek
C Em Am Em
Though I missed her caress and her kiss on my cheek
C Em Am Em
I returned and I told her my love was still warm
Am Em
but she turned away lightly
G F
And great was her scorn.
[Chorus]
Am Em G F
Oh, if I was a blackbird could whistle and sing,
C Em Am Em
I'd follow the vessel my true love sails in,
C Em Am Em
And in the top riggin' I would there build my nest,
Am Em G F
And I'd flutter my wings o'er her lilly white breast.
[Bridge]
Am Em G F
C Em Am Em
C Em Am Em
Am Em G F
[Verse 4]
Am Em G F
I offered to take her to Donnybrook Fair
C Em Am Em
And to buy her fine ribbons to tie up her hair
C Em Am Em
I offered to marry and to stay by her side
Am Em
But she says in the morning
G F
She sails with the tide.
[Chorus]
Am Em G F
Oh, if I was a blackbird could whistle and sing,
C Em Am Em
I'd follow the vessel my true love sails in,
C Em Am Em
And in the top riggin' I would there build my nest,
Am Em G F
And I'd flutter my wings o'er her lilly white breast.
[Verse 5]
Am Em G F
My parents, they chide me, and will not agree
C Em Am Em
Saying that me and my false love, married should never be
C Em Am Em
Oh but let them deprive me, or let them do what they will
Am Em
While there's breath in my body
G F
She's the one that I love still
[Chorus]
Am Em G F
Oh, if I was a blackbird could whistle and sing,
C Em Am Em
I'd follow the vessel my true love sails in,
C Em Am Em
And in the top riggin' I would there build my nest,
Am Em G F
And I'd flutter my wings o'er her lilly white breast.
[Outro]
Am Em G F
C Em Am Em
C Em Am Em
Am Em G F
Am Em
Am Em
Am Em
Am
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