title: Northern Lights Of Old Aberdeenkey: Folkharp type: Chromaticgenre: Dskill: AnyNORTHERN LIGHTS OF OLD ABERDEENScottish folk songKey: DTime: 3/4-3 -3 -2* 3 -3 -3 -5 4* -4 -3When I was a lad, a ti-ny wee lad,3 -3 3 -2* 3 -3my moth-er said to me,-3 -3 -2* -3 -3 -5 4* -4 -3“Come see the North-ern Lights my boy,3 -3 3 -2* 2 -1they’re bright as they can be.”-3 -4 3 -4 -5 4* -4 -3 -3She called them the heav-en-ly danc-ers,-3 -3 -4 3 -4-5 4*-4 4*Mer-ry danc-ers in the sky,-3 -3 -3 -2* -3 -3 -5 4* -4 -3I’ll nev-er for-get that won-der-ful sight,3 -3 3 -2* -2* 2 -1they made the heav-ens bright.Chorus:-3 -1 -1 -2* -2* 2 -1 2 -1The North-ern Lights of Ab-er-deen-3 -4 -4 3 -3 -4 -3are what I long to see;-3 -4 -4 3 -4 -3 -2* 2The North-ern Lights of Ab-er-deen,-1 2 2 -2* -1 -3that’s where I long to be.-3 -1 -1 -2* -2* 2 -1 2 -1I’ve been a wan-d’rer all of my life-3 -4 -4 3 -3 -4 -3and man-y a sight I’ve seen.-3 -4 3 -5 -4 -3 -2* -5 -5God speed the day when I’m on my way-5 -4 4* -5 -5 -5 -5to my home in Ab-er-deen.I’ve wandered in many far-off lands,and travelled many a mile,I’ve missed the folk I’ve cherished most,the joy of a friendly smile.It warms up the heart of the wand’rerthe clasp of a welcoming hand.To greet me when I return,home to my native land.Chorus