As I roved out on a May morning
On a May morning right early
I spied my love upon the way
Oh, Lord but she was early.
Her boots were black, her stockings white
And her buckles shone like silver
She had a dark and a roving eye
And her ear-rings touched her shoulder.
And she sang
lith-a-doo-a, lith-a-doo-a lith-a-doo-a-dee,
And she high-di-lan-di-dee,
and she high-di-lan-di-dee and
she lan-ded x2
she lan-ded
verse 2
?How old are you my bonny, wee girl?
How old are you my Darling?
How old are you my bonny, wee girl?"
?I?ll be seventeen on Sunday.?
I went to her house on the top of the hill
When the moon was shining clearly.
She arose to let me in
But her mother chanced to hear me.
And she sang
lith-a-doo-a, lith-a-doo-a lith-a-doo-a-dee,
And she high-di-lan-di-dee,
and she high-di-lan-di-dee and
she lan-ded x2
she lan-ded
verse 3
She grabbed her by the hair of her head
And out of the room she brought her,
And with the root of a hazel branch
She was a well-beat daughter.
?Will you marry me now my soldier boy
Will you marry me now or never?
Will you marry me now my soldier boy
Can you see I?m done forever.?
?Well I won?t marry you my bonny wee girl,
I won?t marry you my Darling.
For I have got a wife at home
And how could I disown her??
And she sang
lith-a-doo-a, lith-a-doo-a lith-a-doo-a-dee,
And she high-di-lan-di-dee,
and she high-di-lan-di-dee and
she lan-ded x2
Verse
A pint at night is my delight
And a gallon in the morning.
The old women are my heart break
But the young ones are my darlings.
As I roved out on a May morning
On a May morning right early
I spied my love upon the way
Oh, Lord but she was early.
And she sang
lith-a-doo-a, lith-a-doo-a lith-a-doo-a-dee,
And she high-di-lan-di-dee,
and she high-di-lan-di-dee and
she lan-ded x3
she lan-ded