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Gentlemen, it is my duty
to inform you of one beauty,
Though I ask from you a favor
not to seek her for a while;
Though I own to here's a creature
of character and feature,
For no one could paint the picture
of the Queen of all Argyle.
And if you could have seen her there,
boys, if you had just been there,
The swan was in her movement,
and the morning in her smile;
O the roses in the garden,
they bowed and asked her pardon,
For not one could match the beauty
of the Queen of all Argyle.
On that evening that I mentioned,
I passed with light intention,
Through a part of our dear country
known for beauty and for style,
In a place of noble thinkers,
of scholars and great drinkers,
But none could match the splendor
of the Queen of all Argyle.
And if you could have seen her there,
boys, if you had just been there,
The swan was in her movement,
and the morning in her smile;
O the roses in the garden,
they bowed and asked her pardon,
For not one could match the beauty
of the Queen of all Argyle.
So, my lads, I needs must leave you,
my intention's not to grieve you,
Nor indeed would I deceive you,
for I'll see you in a while;
I must find a way to gain her,
to court her and to tame her,
For I fear my heart's in danger
of the Queen of all Argyle.
And if you could have seen her there,
boys, if you had just been there,
The swan was in her movement,
and the morning in her smile;
O the roses in the garden,
they bowed and asked her pardon,
For not one could match the beauty
of the Queen of all Argyle.
A variant was arranged and recorded by Fine Crowd (Poverty's Arse, trk#8, 1995, produced and engineered at Piperstock Productions, Torbay, NL, by Dermot O'Reilly).
The YouTube video above features a slideshow of Coyote Run of Williamsburg, Virginia, performing live at the 2008 Celtic Fling and Highland Games at Mt. Gretna near Manheim, Pennsylvania, with music from their recording of The Queen Of Argyll (Between Wick And Flame, trk#2, 2008, self-produced by David Doersch at Doug Bischoff's studio, Ceridwen Productions, Providence Forge, VA).
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As arranged by Fine Crowd
Capo 2nd fret.
Intro; [Dm] [C] [Dm] [Am] [C] [Dm]
[Dm] Gentlemen, it is my duty
to inform you of one beauty,
Though I [C] ask from you a favor
not to [Am] seek her for a while;
Though I [Dm] own to here's a creature
of character and feature,
For no [C] one could paint the [Am] picture
of the Queen of [C] all [Dm] Argyle.
Chorus:
And if [Dm] you could have seen her there,
boys, if you had just been there,
The [C] swan was in her movement,
and the [Am] morning in her smile;
O the [Dm] roses in the garden,
they bowed and asked her pardon,
For not [C] one could match the [Am] beauty
of the Queen of [C] all [Dm] Argyle.
On that [Dm] evening that I mentioned,
I passed with light intention,
Through a [C] part of our dear country
known for [Am] beauty and for style,
In a place of [Dm] noble thinkers,
of scholars and great drinkers,
But [C] none could match the [Am] splendor
of the Queen of [C] all [Dm] Argyle.
Chorus:
And if [Dm] you could have seen her there,
boys, if you had just been there,
The [C] swan was in her movement,
and the [Am] morning in her smile;
O the [Dm] roses in the garden,
they bowed and asked her pardon,
For not [C] one could match the [Am] beauty
of the Queen of [C] all [Dm] Argyle.
So, my [Dm] lads, now I must leave you,
my intention's not to grieve you,
Nor [C] indeed would I deceive you,
for I'll [Am] see you in a while;
I must [Dm] find a way to gain her,
to court her and to tame her,
For [C] I fear my heart's in [Am] danger
of the Queen of [C] all [Dm] Argyle.
Chorus:
And if [Dm] you could have seen her there,
boys, if you had just been there,
The [C] swan was in her movement,
and the [Am] morning in her smile;
O the [Dm] roses in the garden,
they bowed and asked her pardon,
For not [C] one could match the [Am] beauty
of the Queen of [C] all [Dm] Argyle.
~ Chords contributed by Paddy Coffey ~
