As I Roved Out

Who are you me pretty fair maid

Well who are you me honey

Who are you me pretty fair maid

Well who are you me honey

She answered me quite modestly:

"I am me mother's darling"

Chorus:

With your too-ry-ah fol-de-diddle-dah

Day-re fol-de-diddle dai-rie oh

And will you come to me mother's house

When the sun is shining clearly

And will you come to me mother's house

When the sun is shining clearly

I'll open the door and I'll let you in

And the devil is the one that'll hear us

Chorus

So I went to her house in the middle of the night

When the moon was shining clearly

So I went to her house in the middle of the night

When the moon was shining clearly

She opened the door and she let me in

And devil was the one that'd us

Chorus

She took me horse by the bridle and the bit

And she led him to the stable

She took me horse by the bridle and the bit

And she led him to the stable

There's plenty of oats for a soldier's horse

So eat it if he's able

Chorus

She took me by the lily-white hand

And she led me to the table

She took me by the lily-white hand

And she led me to the table

There's plenty of wine for a soldier boy

So drink it if you're able

Chorus

I got up and I made the bed

I made it nice and easy

I got up and I made the bed

I made it nice and easy

I got up and I laid her down saying:

"Lassie are you able"

Chorus

There we laid till the break of the day

And the devil was the one that'd hear us

There we laid till the break of the day

And the devil was the one that'd hear us

I arose and put on my clothes saying:

"Lassie, I must leave thee"

Chorus

When will you come back to me

And when will we get maried

When will you come back to me

And when will we get maried

When broken shells make Christmas bells

I will surely wed thee