F                    A#          C
William Taylor was a brisk young sailor
F                 A#      C
Full of heart and full of play
F                A#    C
Till his mind he did uncover
F    A#       A# C F
To a youthful lady gay

F               A#      C
Four and twenty British sailors
F              A#         C
Met him on the king's highway
F              A#    C
As he went for to be married
F                  A#   C  F          
Pressed he was and sent away


Chorus:
Dm         A#          Dm  Dm Asus Dm
Folleri-de-dom, de- daerai di dder o
Dm         A#         Gm     Dm
Folleri-de-dom, domme daerai dae
Dm         A#          Dm  Dm Asus Dm
Folleri-de-dom, de- daerai di-dder-o
Dm         A#         Gm     F
Folleri-de-dom, domme daerai dae

F                 A#      C
Sailor's clothing she put on
        F                  A#    C
And she went on board as a man-o-war
    F                     A#       C
Her pretty little fingers long and slender
F         A#           A#    C   F
They were smeared with pitch and tar

F                 A#    C
On the ship there was a battle
F               A#       C
She amongst the rest did fight
    F                 A#     C
The wind blew off her silver buttons
    F            A#        A#  C F
Her breasts were bared all snowy white


Chorus

F                A#  C
When the captain did discover
   F                    A#          C
He said Fair maid, what brought you here
F                A#      C
Sir, I'm seeking William Taylor
F              A# A#  C    F
Pressed he was by you last year

F              A#     C
If you rise up in the morning
F            A#       C
Early at the break of day
F                       A#      C
There you'll find young William Taylor
F       A#       A# C F
Walking with his lady gay 

Chorus

F              A#     C
She rose early in the morning
F            A#       C
Early at the break of day
F                     A#      C
There she spied young William Taylor
F       A#       A# C F
Walking with his lady gay

F              A#      C
She procured a pair of pistols
F                   A#      C
On the ground where she did stand
F                   A#      C
There she shot bold William Taylor
F       A#      A#  C     F
And the lady at his right hand


Chorus

Dm         A#          Dm  Dm Asus Dm
Folleri-de-dom, de- daerai di dder o
Dm         A#         Gm     Dm
Folleri-de-dom, domme daerai dae
Dm         A#          Dm  Dm Asus Dm
Folleri-de-dom, de- daerai di-dder-o
Dm         A#         Gm     F
Folleri-de-dom, domme daerai dae