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As I roved out one May morning, one morning 'twas so early,
I spied a fair and comely maid 'twas charming blue-eyed Mary.
'Where are you going, my fair pretty maid, where are you going so early?'
'I'm going milking, kind sir,' said she, 'from that on to my dairy.'
'Must¹ I come too, my fair pretty maid, must¹ I come, too, so early?'
'Do as you wish, young man,' she cried, 'for charming blue-eyed Mary.'
They walked and talked over hills and fields, where skylarks they were singing,
Until they came to some mossy banks where primroses they were blooming.
They both sat down on the mossy banks where they knew no one could hear them;
It was there he kissed the rosy lips of charming blue-eyed Mary.
'And since you got the will of me, I pray, young man, don't leave me;
If I should prove a child by thee, my parents they would scorn me.'
Kisses so sweet he gave to her, just as those words were spoken,
And a diamond ring he gave to her saying: 'Take this as a token.'
'For I must be gone by the break of dawn, our ship she do sail early;
And it's now I'll bid a long farewell to charming blue-eyed Mary.'
As six long months being gone and past, no letter came to Mary,
Which caused her to view her diamond ring as she sat in her dairy.
But eight long months being gone and past she saw her true love Jimmy,
Saying: 'It's now I'm come to wed at last young charming blue-eyed Mary.
'Will you forsake your houses and land, your cattle, and your dairy,
All for to be a captain's bride?' 'I will,' cried blue-eyed Mary.
'I will forsake my houses and land, my cattle and my dairy,
All for to sail far o'er the main, I will,' cried blue-eyed Mary.
