[Verse 1] 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 [Verse 2] 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 [Verse 3] 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 [Verse 4] Oh madam she’s twenty of thee She’s tall and she’s lean How she smiles on me    She’s the rarest she is my queen            I’ll never care for a girl like thee [Verse 5] Oh sir than shamed am I I’ll run to the fields And it’s there I’ll die There God’s Angels will around me fly There they’ll care for my child and I