Now once I was a schoolgirl,
all with my pencil an d slate
Can't you see what I've come to
from staying out late?
And it's once I had a colour
that is as red as any rose
But now I'm as pale as
the lily that grows
And it's green grows the laurel
And so cold now blows the dew
And how sorry was I
when I parted from you
Just like the rose in the garden
When her bloom is all gone
Can't you see what I've come to
For lov ing that man?
Now my parents disliked me,
they've turned me away from their door.
So I told them that I'd
ramble like I used to before,
and I picked up my baby,
and I've walked out the door.
And I told him that I'd ramble
like I used to before
And it's green grows the laurel
and so cold now glows the dew
And how sorry was I
when I parted from you
Just like the rose in the garden
when her bloom is all gone
Can't you see what I've come to
for loving that man?
So it's me an d my baby
and contented we will be
And I'll try to forget him
like he forgot me
And while there's love on the ocean
And there's love on dry land
While there's breath into my body
I will still love that man
And it's green grows the laurel,
And sickle now blows the dew.
And how sorry was I
when I parted from you,
Just like the rose in the garden,
When her bloom is all gone,
Can't you see what I've come to
For loving that man?