When I Was A Young Girl Lyrics

When I Was A Young Girl lyrics

( Traditional - Texas Gladden )







When I was a young girl I used to seek pleasure



When I was a young girl I used to drink ale



Out of the ale house down into the jail house



My body's salvated and hell is my doom







Come mama come papa and sit you down by me



Come sit you down by me and pity my case



My poor head is aching my sad heart in breaking



My body's salvating and hell is my doom







Please send for the preacher to come and pray for me



And send for the doctor to heal all my wounds



My poor head is aching my sad heart in breaking



My body's salvating and I'm bound to die







One morning one morning one morning in may



I saw this young lady all wraped in white linen



All wraped in white linen and called out "the plague"