Hard Is The Fortune / Songs and Lyrics

Version 1

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T:Hard Is The Fortune
T:The Waggoner's Lad
Z:Webmaster
C:Trad
N:Love
N:Life
M:3/4
L:1/4
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B/2A/2 | G E D | G A B | G D E | D2 E |
w:Oh_ hard is the for-tune of all wo-man-kind, she's
A G A | B d e | d B A | A2 A |
w:al-ways con-troll-ed_ al-ways con-fined Con-
A G A | B d e | d B A | A2 B/2A/2 |
w:fined by their pa-rents un-til they are wives Then
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w:slaves to their hus-bands for rest of their lives
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W:1
W:Oh hard is the fortune of all womankind, 
W:She's always controlled always confined
W:Confined by their parents until they are wives 
W:Then slaves to their husbands for yhe rest of their lives
W:
W:2
W:Oh I am a poor girl, my fortune is sad
W:I've always been courted by the wagoner's lad
W:He's courted me daily, by night and by day
W:And now he is loaded and going away
W:
W:3
W:Your parents don't like me because I am poor
W:They say I'm not worthy oif entering your door
W:But I work for a living, my money's my own
W:And if they don't like me, they can leave me alone.
W:
W:4
W:Your horses are hungry go feed them some hay
W:Come sit down beside me as long as you may
W:My horses ain't hungry they won't eat your hay
W:So fare thee well darling, I'll be on my way
W:
W:5
W:Oh hard is the fortune of all womankind, 
W:She's always controlled always confined
W:Confined by their parents until they are wives 
W:Then slaves to their husbands for yhe rest of their lives

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