Intro
A E A B (2x)
[Verse 1]
A E A E
This pretty young maid, I seek far and wide
C#m F#m A B
My heartache each morn, with her I don't meet
A E A E
When I go to the bar, the dance hall or fete
C#m B A E
But I'd follow her trail in the dead of the night
[Chorus]
C#m G#m B A
Now you're the young man that travels afar
C#m F#m A B
Find me a gem I can have as my wife
F#m E A B E
Never yearn or pine for flocks nor for kine
A B A ~ ~ E A E A B
And I'll conjure a plan that will charm her life
[Verse 2]
A E A E
Have her youthful and fair, with no worry or care
C#m F#m A B
Patient and wise in affairs of all kind
A E A E
Modest and mild, without too much pride
C#m B A E
That is my love if she hadn't a dime
[Chorus]
C#m G#m B A
Now you're the young man that travels afar
C#m F#m A B
Find me a gem I can have as my wife
F#m E A E
Never yearn or pine for flocks nor for kine
A B A ~ ~ E
And I'll conjure a plan that will charm her life
[Interlude]
A E A B (2x)
[Verse 3]
A E A E
Let no blemish or shame be attached to her name
C#m F#m A B
Honest in heart and gentle in mien
A E A E
No hatred or vice to be heard in her voice
C#m B A E
But cheerful and smiling from morning 'til night
[Chorus]
C#m G#m B A
Now you're the young man that travels afar
C#m F#m A B
Find me a gem I can have as my wife
F#m E A B E
Never yearn or pine for flocks nor for kine
A B A ~ ~ E C#m B
And I'll conjure a plan that will charm her life
A ~ ~ E
And I'll charm her life