Down deary down
There was a knight, and he was young a-riding along the way, Sir
And there he met a lady fair among the stacks of hay, Sir
Down deary down
Quote he shall you and I, lady among the grass lay down, ohh
And I will take a special care of the rumpling of your gown, ohh
So she told him
If you will go along with me into my father’s hall, Sir
You shall enjoy my maiden’s head and my estate and all, Sir
Down deary down
So he mounted her on a milk white steed, himself upon another
And then they rid upon the road like sister and like brother
Down deary down
Down deary down
And when they came to her father’s home all molded all about, Sir
She stepped straight within the gate and shut the young man out, Sir
Down deary down
“Here is a pursued of gold,” she said, “Take it for your pain, Sir”
And I will send my father’s men to go home with you again, Sir
And if you meet a lady fair as you go by the town Sir
You must not fear the dewy grass or the rumpling of her gown, Sir
Down deary down
Deary down
And if you meet a lady gay as you go by the hill, Sir
Here is the moral of the story
If you will not when you may, you shall not when you will, Sir
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