A bold young farmer courted me He stole my heart and my liberty He stole my heart without free good will And i must confess that i love him still
I wish i wish but it's all in vain I wish i was a maid again But a maid again i never can be Since such a young fellow lies still by me
There sits a bird in yonder tree Some say he's blind and cannot see And i wish it was the same with me Before i took up with your company
I wish my babe so tiny was born And smiling on his father's knee And i poor girl was dead and gone With the green grass growing all over me
Oh dig my grave dig long and deep Place a marble stone on my head and feet And on my heart will snow my dove To let the world know that i died for love
