Northern Lights Of Old Aberdeen (hi-lo)
by Traditional · harmonica tab for C diatonic harmonica
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Time: 3/4
When I was a lad, a ti-ny wee lad,
When I was a lad, a ti-ny wee lad,
my moth-er said to me,
my moth-er said to me,
"Come see the North-ern Lights my boy,
"Come see the North-ern Lights my boy,
they're bright as they can be."
they're bright as they can be."
She called them the heav-en-ly danc-ers,
She called them the heav-en-ly danc-ers,
Mer-ry danc-ers in the sky,
I'll nev-er for-get that won-der-ful sight,
I'll nev-er for-get that won-der-ful sight,
they made the heav-ens bright.
Chorus
The North-ern Lights of Ab-er-deen
The North-ern Lights of Ab-er-deen
are what I long to see;
are what I long to see;
The North-ern Lights of Ab-er-deen,
The North-ern Lights of Ab-er-deen,
that's where I long to be.
that's where I long to be.
I've been a wan-d'rer all of my life
I've been a wan-d'rer all of my life
and man-y a sight I've seen.
and man-y a sight I've seen.
God speed the day when I'm on my way
God speed the day when I'm on my way
to my home in Ab-er-deen.