Lover's Heart
by Andy Stewart + Phil Cunnigham
Recorded by Silly Wizard
"A Glint of Silver"


         Am    G       Am7   C      Dm       Dm7        F   F-G         
She was in the flowering garden when first she caught my eye
   Am          G      Am7         Dm7               G
And I just a marching soldier; she smiled as I passed by
      Dm         Em          Am      C         C     Am       Dm  E
The flowers she held were fresh and fair, her lips were full and red
    Am     G         C   Am          Dm7     G7      C
And as I passed that shady bower, these words to me she said

	Chorus;
	 C    G      C        Am
	Last night we spoke of love
	C         Am       Dm     E
	Now were forced to part
	      Am          G         C        Am
	You leave to the sound of a marching drum
	        Dm7       G7      C
	And the beat of a lover's heart

She was by the shore in the evening when next I saw my dear
Running barefoot by the water side, she called as I drew near
The sunlight glanced at the water's edge making fire of her auburn hair
My young heart danced at her parting words that hung in the evening air

	Chorus;

She was on the Strand next morning when orders came to sail
And as we sliped our ropes away I watched her from the rail
She threw me a rose, which fell between us, and floated on the Bay
And as our ship pulled from the shore, I heard her call and say

	Chorus;

Now the soldier's life won't suit me, sweet music is my trade
For I'd rather melt the hardest heart than pierce it with a blade
Let the time be short till I return to my home in the mountains high
And the loving girl who stole my heart with these words as I passed away
 
	Chorus;