Was a maid in a garden
Strange young man came riding by
Said, fair maid, will you marry me?
This then, was her reply
Oh, no, kind sir, I cannot marry thee
For I've a lover who sails
along the sea
He's been gone for seven
years
What if he's in some battle slain
Or drowned in the deep salt sea?
Or what if he's found another love,
He and his love both married be?
If he's in some battle slain,
Then I shall die when the moon doth wane.
And if he's drownded in the deep salt sea
I am true to his memory
And if he's found another love
And he and his love both married be
I wish them health and happiness,
where they live across the sea.
Well, he picked her up in
his arms so strong
And kisses gave her one, two, three
Saying, come my love, come with me
I'm your long lost John Riley
Saying, come my love, come to me
I'm your long lost John Riley
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