From the album "Doc Watson in Nashville- Good Deal!"

Additional verses taken from Florida concert Doc and Jack Lawrence 1996
(https://www.floridamemory.com/audio/cd4.php) played without capo


[Introduction]

                        

                        


[Chorus]

           
Shady Grove, m

y little love
    
Shady Grove I 

say
            
Shady Grove, m

y little love
             
I'm bound to g

   
o away


[Verse 2]

            
Cheeks as red 

     
as a blooming 

rose
            
And eyes are t

  
he prettiest b

rown
             
She's the darl

    
ing of my hear

t
             
Sweetest littl

           
e girl in  tow

n


[Chorus]

           
Shady Grove, m

y little love
    
Shady Grove I 

say
            
Shady Grove, m

y little love
             
I'm bound to g

   
o away


[Instrumental]

                       

                       


[Verse 3]

            
I wish I had a

 
 big fine hors

e
    
And corn to fe

ed him on
             
And Shady Grov

     
e to stay at h

ome
             
And feed him w

         
hile I'm gone


[Chorus]

           
Shady Grove, m

y little love
    
Shady Grove I 

say
            
Shady Grove, m

y little love
             
I'm bound to g

   
o away


[Instrumental]

                       

                       


[Verse 4]

            
Went to see my

 
 Shady Grove
        
She was standi

ng in the door
             
Her shoes and 

          
stockin's in h

er hand
             
And her little

              
 bare feet on 

    
the floor


[Chorus]

           
Shady Grove, m

y little love
    
Shady Grove I 

say
            
Shady Grove, m

y little love
              
I'm bound to g

   
o away


[Instrumental]

                       

                       


[Verse 5]

         
When I was a l

ittle boy
  
I wanted a Bar

low knife
             
And now I want

      
 little Shady 

Grove
             
To say she'll 

       
be my  wife


[Chorus]

           
Shady Grove, m

y little love
    
Shady Grove I 

say
            
Shady Grove, m

y little love
             
I'm bound to g

   
o away


[Instrumental]

                       

                       


[Verse 6]

            
Kiss from pret

          
ty little Shad

y Grove
   
Is sweet as br

andy wine
             
And there ain'

             
t no girl in t

his old world
             
That's prettie

       
r than mine

[Chorus]

           
Shady Grove, m

y little love
    
Shady Grove I 

say
            
Shady Grove, m

y little love
             
I'm bound to g

   
o away

[Outro]

                       

                       


[Additional Verses]

[Verse]

           
Wish I had a g

lass of wine
    
And bread and 

meat for two
             
I'd set it out

      
 on a golden p

late
             
And I'd give i

         
t all to you

[Verse]

            
Peaches in the

 
 summertime 

Apples in the 

fall
             
If I can't hav

         
e little Shady

 Grove
             
I don't want n

         
o gal at all

[Verse]

         
If I had a nee

dle and thread
   
As fine as I c

an sew
             
I'd sew my pre

         
tty girl to my

 side
             
And down the r

       
oad we go