Lyrics
Fair young maid, all in the garden
Strange young man, pass her by
Said, "Fair maid, will you marry me?"
Tis then sir, was her reply
"Oh no, kind sir, I cannot marry thee,
For I've a love who sails in the sea.
He's been gone for seven years,
And no man shall marry me."
"What if he's in some battle slain?
Or drowned in the deep salt sea?
What if he's found another love,
And that they both married be?"
"Well if he's in some battle slain
I will die when the moon doth wane
If he's drowned in the deep salt sea,
I'll be true to his memory."
"If he's found another love,
And if they both married be
Then I wish them happiness
In their home across the sea."
He picked her up all in his arms
And kisses gave her, one, two, three
"weep no more, my own true love,
I am your long lost John Riley
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