title: So Early In The Springkey: Folkharp type: Chromaticgenre: Askill: AnyTraditional English folkJudy CollinsKey: A6 -5 5* -3 -55* -3 -3 -3So ear-ly, ear-ly in the spring-3 5* 6 7 -7 7 -6* 6I shipped on board to serve my king-3 6 -7 -7 7-6* 6 -7 -7I left my dear-est dear be-hind6 -5 5* -3 6 -5 5* -3She oft’-times swore her heart was mineAs I lay smiling in her armsI thought I held ten thousand charmsWith embraces kind and a kiss so sweetSaying We’ll be married when next we meetAs I was sailing on the seaI took a kind opportunityOf writing letters to my dearBut scarce one word from her did hearAs I was walking up London StreetI shoved a letter from under my feetStraight lines being wrote without any blotSaying seldom seen is soon forgotI went up to her father’s hallAnd for my dearest dear did callShe’s married, sir, she’s better for lifeFor she has become a rich man’s wifeIf the girl is married, whom I adoreI’m sure I’ll stay on land no more.