Lyrics:

One two three and

Will you marry me, sir?
Oh, tether me down
For I am too free
Will you walk hand in hand with me?
For I do carry a child by thee

Oh madam, I'll not marry thee
For I'm married away
And I'll always be
I'll not walk hand in hand with thee
Even though you've a child by me

Oh sir, heartbroken I'll be
Is she finer than I?
Is she tall and lean?
Is she the rarest you've ever seen?
Of your own heart is she the queen?


Oh madam, she's twenty of thee
She's tall and she's lean
And how she smiles on me
She's the rarest, oh yes, she is my queen
I'll never care for a girl like thee

Oh sir, then shamed am I
I'll run to the fields
And it's there I'll lie
There God's angels will around me fly
There they'll care for my child and I