For album version in F major use capo on 3rd fret

 

Intro: D-D-G-G   D-D-A-A   A-A-A-A   A7-A7-D-D

 

Well (D)once there lived a (G)farmer,

A (D)grand old soul was (A)he,

He used to own a little farm,

Way (A7)down the count(D)ry

He had an only (G)daughter

And (D)her I chanced to (A)wed.

And when I asked him for her hand

Was (A7)this to me he (D)said.

 

Chorus

O' (D)treat me daughter (G)kindly

And (D)shade her from all (A)harm,

And when I die I will to you

My (A7)little house and (D)farm,

My horse my dog my (G)cow

And my (D)bonny sheef and (A)farm

And all the little chickens

'round the (A7)gar(D)den

 

I (D)knew I loved this (G)darling girl

And (D)she loved me the (A)same

And when my daily work was done

With (A7)her I would re(D)main

For to watch her milk her (G)father's cows,

And (D)shade them from all (A)harm,

And many a glass of stout I had,

Be(A7)fore I left the (D)farm.

 

Chorus

 

And (D)now that we are (G)married

And (D)settled down for (A)life,

I often think upon the words

Her (A7)father used to (D)say,

For to treat his daughter (G)kindly

And (D)shade her from all (A)harm,

And now I am the owner of,

His (A7)little house and (D)farm.

 

Chorus

And (A)all the little chickens

'round the (A7)gar(D)den

 

 

Well once there lived a farmer,
A grand old soul was he,
He used to own a little farm,
Way down the country
He had an only daughter
And her I chanced to wed.
And when I asked him for her hand
Was this to me he said.

 

[chorus]
O' treat me daughter kindly
And keep her from all harm,
And when I die my will to you
My little house and farm,
My horse my dog my cow
And my bonny sheef and farm
And all the little chickens
'round the garden

 

 

I knew I loved this darling girl
And she to me the same
And when my daily work was done
With her I would remain
For to watch her milk her father's cows,
And shade them from all harm,
And many a glass of stout I had,
Before I left the farm.

 

 

O' treat me daughter kindly
And keep her from all harm,
And when I die my will to you
My little house and farm,
My horse my dog my cow
And my bonny sheef and farm
And all the little chickens
'round the garden

 

 

And now that we are married
And settled down for life,
I often think upon the words
Her father used to say,
For to treat his daughter kindly
And shade her from all harm,
And now I am the owner of,
His little house and farm.

 

 

O' treat me daughter kindly
And keep her from all harm,
And when I die my will to you
My little house and farm,
My horse my dog my cow
And my bonny sheef and farm
And all the little chickens
'round the garden