Joan Baez, born on January 9th, 1941, is an American folk singer/songwriter of mixed Mexican and Scottish descent. Baez rose to prominence in the early '60s with her stunning renditions of traditional balladry. In the late '60s and early '70s, Baez came into her songwriting own, penning many songs (most notably "Diamonds & Rust," a nostalgic piece about her ill-fated romance with Bob Dylan, and "Sweet Sir Galahad," a song about her late sister Mimi Fariña's second marriage) and continued to meld her songcraft with topical issues. She was outspoken in her disapproval of the Vietnam war and later the CIA-backed coups in many Latin American countries. She was also instrumental in the Civil Rights movement, marching with Dr.
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Fennario Lyrics
Joan Baez
Fennario
CAm F C
As we marched down to Fennario,
CEm AmEm
As we marched down to Fennario,
F EmC Am
Our captain fell in love with a lady like a dove.
F C
They call her by name pretty Peggy-o.
CAm F C
What will your mother think pretty Peggy-o?
CEm AmEm
What will your mother think pretty Peggy-o?
FEm C Am
What will your mother think when she hears the guineas clink,
FC
The soldiers all marchin' before you-o?
C Am F C
In a carriage you will ride, pretty Peggy-o.
C Em AmEm
In a carriage you will ride, pretty Peggy-o.
F Em C Am
In a carriage you will ride with your true love by your side,
F C
As fair as any maiden in the are-o.
C AmF C
Come skippin' down the stair, pretty Peggy-o.
C EmAmEm
Come skippin' down the stair, pretty Peggy-o.
F EmCAm
Come skippin' down the stair combin' back your yellow hair,
F C
And bid farewell to sweet William-o.
CAm F C
Sweet William is dead, pretty Peggy-o.
CEm AmEm
Sweet William is dead, pretty Peggy-o.
FEm CAm
Sweet William is dead, and he died for a maid,
F C
The fairest maid in the are-o.
CAm F C
If ever I return, pretty Peggy-o.
CEm AmEm
If ever I return, pretty Peggy-o.
FEmC Am
If ever I return all your cities I will burn,
F C
Destroying all the ladies in the are-o.
F C
Destroying all the ladies in the are-o.