N-The Bold Deserter
C-
A-
T-
S-100
K-G
B-4/4
F-
H-                 G                              D        D       G                               D7             G
M-1D-4 S-6 G-4 G-4 G-5 G-8 a-4 a-4 b-4 b-8_c-8 d-5 b-8 c-8_b-8 a-4 G-2 R-4 S-6
L-       My       pa-    rents   rear'd      me  ten-    der-    ly       I       being      their on-   ly       son,
H-                                        D       G               C       D7      G                D7             G
M-5D-4 S-6 G-5 D-8 G-4 a-4 b-8 b-5 c-4 a-9_b-0 d-5 b-8 c-0 c-9 b-4 G-2 R-4 S-6
L-       But      lit-        tle did     they    e-  ver         think    that    I        should fol-low the    drum;
H-                                                D7              G               C                               D7
M-5b-8 c-8 S-6 d-4 d-4 d-8 c-8 b-4 c-4 c-8 c-8 d-4 b-4 a-8 G-5 G-8_F-8 E-4 D-2 R-4 S-6
L-       Till at  last    I     cour-ted  a     fair   pret- ty   maid,  who      soon did       gain    my       heart,
H-                 G               D              G               C        D7     G                D7             G
M-5D-4 S-6 G-4 G-4 a-8_G-8 a-4 b-4 b-4 c-4 a-8_b-8 d-5 b-8 c-4 b-8_a-8 G-2 R-4 S-6 S-6
L-       She     first   ad-      vis'd   me     to       en-     list,   and     then        for to       de-    sert.