As I Roved Out
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As I roved out on a bright May morning
To watch the waters flow and the birds to sing
Who should I spy but my untrue lover
As she sat under yon willow tree
I took off my hat and I did salute her
I did salute her most courageously
When she turned around, sure the tears fell from her
Saying, "Foolish young man, you have deluded me
A diamond ring I own I gave to you
A diamond ring to wear on your right hand
But the vows you made, love, you went and broke them
And married a lassie that had the land"
"If I married a lassie that had the land, my love
It's that I'll rue until the day I die
When misfortune calls, sure no man can shun it
I was blindfolded, I'll ne'er deny
And I wish the Queen would call home her army
From the West Indies, America and Spain
And every man to his wedded woman
That you and I might meet again"