Blackwater Side

As I roved out one May morning, down by blackwater

side

I heard a lovely fair maid sing, which filled me with

surprise

May the heavens shine on you fair one, for that good

song you've sung

For I do wish you were my bride

Kind sir, I am too young

The younger you are my fair pretty maid, the better

you are for me

For I do vow and now declare, my loving bride you'll

be

He took her by the lily white hand, he kissed both

cheeks and chin

He took her to his own bedroom, to spend the night

with him

And all the first part of the night, they frolicked

and they played

All the second part of the night, close in his arms

she laid

The night being gone, the day coming on, the morning

sun appeared

This young man arose, put on his clothes, saying fare

thee well, my dear

That's not the promise you made to me, down by

blackwater side

You promised you would marry me, make me your loving

bride

If that's the promise I made to you, it's more than I

can do

For I never intends to marry a girl so easily led as

you

You go down to your father's own garden, it's there

you can cry your fill

And when you thinks about what you've done, you can

blame your own free will

There's a tree in you father's garden, some people

calls it rue

When fish will fly and seas run dry, young men they

will prove true

There's lots of girls goes to the fair, my soul can

overthrow

But me, poor girl must stay at home, rocking the

cradle o'er

Rocking the cradle o'er and o'er, singing sweet

lullaby

Was there ever a girl in this whole world

So easily led as I