[Verse 1]
E A
Will you marry me sir
Oh tether me down
E B
For I am too free
A E B
Will you walk hand in hand with me
A E
For I do carry a child by thee
[Verse 2]
E A
Oh madam, I'll not marry thee
A
For I'm married away
E B
And I'll always be
A E
I'll not walk hand in hand with thee
A E
Even though you've a child by me
[Verse 3]
E A
Oh sir, heartbroken I'll be
A
Is she finer than I
E B
Is she tall and lean
A E B
Is she the rarest you've ever seen
A E
Of your own heart is she the queen
[Verse 4]
E A
Oh madam, she's twenty of thee
A
She's tall and she's lean
E B
How she smiles on me
A E B
She's the rarest, she is my queen
A E
I'll never care for a girl like thee
[Verse 5]
E A
Oh sir, than shamed am I
A
I'll run to the fields
E B
And it's there I'll die
A E B
There God's Angels will around me fly
A E
There they'll care for my child and I