Intro. Dm Am x2 Verse Dm Am C Dm I am a young sailor, my story is sad Dm Am C Dm For once I was carefree and a brave sailor lad Dm Am C Dm I courted a lassie by night and by day Dm Am C Dm But now she has left me and sailed far away Chorus Dm Am C Dm Oh if I was a blackbird, could whistle and sing Dm Am C Dm I??d follow the vessel my true love sails in Dm Am C Dm And in the top rigging I would there build my nest Dm Am C Dm And I??d flutter my wings o'er her lily-white breast Verse Dm Am C Dm Or if I was a scholar and could handle a pen Dm Am C Dm One secret love letter to my true love I??d send Dm Am C Dm And I??d tell of my sorrow, my grief and my pain Dm Am C Dm Since she??s gone and left me in yon flowery glen Chorus Dm Am C Dm Oh if I was a blackbird, could whistle and sing Dm Am C Dm I??d follow the vessel my true love sails in Dm Am C Dm And in the top rigging I would there build my nest Dm Am C Dm And I??d flutter my wings o??er her lily-white breast Verse Dm Am C Dm I sailed o??er the ocean, my fortune to seek Dm Am C Dm Though I missed her caress and her kiss on my cheek Dm Am C Dm I returned and I told her my love was still warm Dm Am C Dm But she turned away lightly and great was her scorn Chorus Dm Am C Dm Oh if I was a blackbird, could whistle and sing Dm Am C Dm I??d follow the vessel my true love sails in Dm Am C Dm And in the top rigging I would there build my nest Dm Am C Dm And I??d flutter my wings o??er her lily-white breast Verse Dm Am C Dm I offered to take her to Donnybrook Fair Dm Am C Dm And to buy her fine ribbons to tie up her hair Dm Am C Dm I offered to marry and to stay by her side Dm Am C Dm But she said in the morning she sailed with the tide Chorus Dm Am C Dm Oh if I was a blackbird, could whistle and sing Dm Am C Dm I??d follow the vessel my true love sails in Dm Am C Dm And in the top rigging I would there build my nest Dm Am C Dm And I??d flutter my wings o??er her lily-white breast Verse Dm Am C Dm My parents they chide me, and will not agree Dm Am C Dm Saying that me and my false love married should never be Dm Am C Dm Ah but let them deprive me, or let them do what they will Dm Am C Dm While there??s breath in my body, she's the one that I love still Chorus Dm Am C Dm Oh if I was a blackbird, could whistle and sing Dm Am C Dm I??d follow the vessel my true love sails in Dm Am C Dm And in the top rigging I would there build my nest Dm Am C Dm And I??d flutter my wings o??er her lily-white breast