There was a shepherd's son He kept sheep on the hill He laid his pipe and his crook aside And there he slept his fill
Chorus (after each verse): And blow the winds high-o, high-o Sing blow the winds high-o Well he looked east and he looked west He took another look And there he saw a lady gay Was dipping in a brook
She said: Sir, don't touch my mantle Come let my clothes alone I will give you as much bright money As you can carry home”
I will not touch your mantle I'll let your clothes alone But I'll take you out of the water clear My dear to be my own
He mounted her on a milk white steed Himself upon another And there they rode along the road Like sister and like brother
And as they rode along the road He spied some cocks of hay Oh look! he says, there's a lovely place For men and maids to play
And when they came to her father's house They rang long at the ring And who is there but her brother To let the young girl in
When the gates were opened This young girl she jumped in Oh, look! she says, you're a fool without And I'm a maid within!
There is a horse in my father's stable He stands behind the thorn He shakes himself above the trough But dares not pry the corn
There is cock in my father's yard A double comb he wears He shakes his wings and he crows full loud But a capon's crest he bears
And there is a flower, in my father's garden It's called the marigold The fool that will not, when he can He shall not when he would
Says the shepherd's son as he doffed his shoes My feet they shall run bare And if I ever meet another girl I'll have that girl beware