Lovely Annie

As I went a-walkin' one mornin' in May

I saw lovely Annie a-makin' the hay

And as she moved onwards, the grass on each side

Through a gap in the bushes my Annie I spied

I went to the Highlands to work by the day

But when I returned she was married away

Though she swore to be constant, both loyal and true

But now she's gone and left me, oh what will I do?

Far better transported, far better for I

For my mind turns to madness since my Annie's away

For she was my first and false true love, my treasure, my store

Oh Annie, lovely Annie, will I ne'er see you more?

Some people, they tell me love has me led blind

My master, he says he will have me confined

That he'll send me to Bedlam, bind me in strong chains

For your sake, lovely Annie, I suffer those pains

Come, all you stout heroes, take a warnin' in time

And never trust a red rose or a lily in prime

For the green leaves will wither and the branches decay

And the roots, they will torment you when the flowers fade away