Lyrics

[Verse 1] Pretty, fair damsel in the garden Brave, young soldier ridin' by He rode up to her, oh, to view her My pretty, fair miss, won't you fancy me? [Verse 2] You're not a man of a noble honor You're not the man I had taken you to be Or you wouldn't impose on a single lady Who your bride can never be [Verse 3] I have a true love in the army And he's been there for seven long years And if he stays there seven years longer No other man can marry me [Verse 4] Perhaps he's on some watercourse drownded Perhaps he's on some battlefield slain Perhaps he's to some fair girl married My pretty, fair miss, you'll never see him again [Verse 5] Well, if he's drowned, I hope he's happy Or if he's on some battlefield slain Or if he's to some fair girl married I love the girl that married him