The Bonnie Bonnie Banks Of The Virgio

like many old folk songs there are many variations on the lyrics and chords out there being played and sung , so this may not match perfectly what you know - hopefully it’s still useful . for some reason my mother always sang this in A# minor ( capoed up 1 ) , but put it wherever your range is . chords repeat from Verse to Verse . C G Am three sisters walked out one fine day , Am C Dm all the lee and the lonely - o , Am ( G Am ) they met a robber on the way , C G E7 Am on the bonnie , bonnie banks of the virgio . he took the first one by the hand , all the lee and the lonely - o , he whipped her ’round and he made her stand , on the bonnie , bonnie banks of the virgio . oh , will you be a robber’s wife? all the lee and the lonely - o , or will you die by my pen - knife , on the bonnie , bonnie banks of the virgio . oh , i’ll not be a robber’s wife , all the lee and the lonely - o . i’d rather die by your pen - knife , on the bonnie , bonnie banks of the virgio . and so he took his wee pen - knife , all the lee and the lonely - o , and there he took her own dear life , on the bonnie , bonnie banks of the virgio . ( - repeat for the second sister . - ) ( - then , repeat for the third , until her answer , which is below . - ) oh , i’ll not be a robber’s wife , all the lee and the lonely - o , and i’ll not die by your pen - knife . on the bonnie , bonnie banks of the virgio . oh if my brothers had been here all the lee and the lonely - o , you wouldna’ killed my sisters dear , on the bonnie , bonnie banks of the virgio . where are your brothers pray do tell all the lee and the lonely - o , one of them’s a minister on the bonnie , bonnie banks of the virgio . and where is the other one pray do tell all the lee and the lonely - o , he’s out a robbing like yourself on the bonnie , bonnie banks of the virgio . oh , my god , what have i done , all the lee and the lonely - o , i’ve killed my sisters , all but one , on the bonnie , bonnie banks of the virgio . and so he took his wee pen - knife , all the lee and the lonely - o , and there he took his own dear life , on the bonnie , bonnie banks of the virgio .