As I Roved Out Lyrics

As I Roved Out lyrics

As I roved out on a May morning
On a May morning right early
I met my love
upon the way
Oh Lord but she was early.
Her boots were black, her
stockings white
Her buckles shone like silver
She had a dark and rovin'
eye
And her earrings touched her shoulders.

What age are you, my
bonnie wee lass?
What age are you, my honey?
Modestly she answered
me
"I'll be seventeen on Sunday"

She sang
A lith a
dlddle, lith a diddle lith a dlddle dee
Cha hiddle hundiddy, cha hiddle
hundkddy
And cha lan day.

Where do you live, my bonnie wee
lass?
Where do you live, my honey?
"A wee house up at the top of the
hill
I live there with my mommy"

So I went to the house at the
top of the hill
The moon was shining clearly
She arose to let me
in
Her mother chanced to meet me.

She caught her by the hair of the
head
And down to the room she brought her
With the root of a hazel
twig
She was the well beat daughter.

Will you marry me now you
soldier lad?
Will you marry me now or never?
Will you marry me you
sildier lad?
Can't you see I'm done forever?

I can't marry you now my
bonnie wee lass
Can't marry you my honey
For I have got a wife at
home
And how can I disown her

A pint at night is my delight
And a
gallon in the morning
The old women are my heartbreak
And the young ones
are my darlin's.

She sang
A lith a dlddle, lith a diddle lith a
dlddle dee
Cha hiddle hundiddy, cha hiddle hundkddy
And cha lan day.