Lavender Blue (Dilly Dilly)

(C)Great (Am)grandfather met (Dm)great (G7)grandmother when (C)she was a (G7)shy young (C)miss.

And great (Am)grandfather won (Dm)great (G7)grandmother with (C)words more or (D7)less like (G)this:

(C)Lavender (G)blue (C7)dilly, dilly,

(F)lavender (C)green.

(F)If I were (C)king, dilly, dilly,

(D)I'd need a (G)queen.

(C)Who told me (G)so, (C7)dilly, (F)dilly,

who told me (C)so?

(F)I you my (C)self, dilly, dilly,

(D)you'd need a (G)queen.

(Dm)I told (G7)you (C)so.

If your (F)dilly, dilly heart feels a dilly,

dilly, way 'n (Em)if you'll (A7)answer (Em)"yes,"

(A7)in a (G)pretty little church on a dilly,

dilly day.

(D7)you'll be wed in a (G7)dilly,

dilly dress of (C)lavender (G)blue, (C7)dilly,

dilly, (F)lavender (C)green.

(F)Then I'll be (C)king, dilly, dilly,

(Dm7)and you'll (G7)be my (C)(F)queen.