One Morning In May

One morning, one morning, one morning in May
 I watched through my window as he marched away
 Through fields lately blooming, they sang as they went
 The sons of the poor, 'til their blood all was spent
 Oh my, my, who's gonna pay
 For every sweetheart taken this way?
 Oh my, my, who will replace
 Your sons and your brothers when they're gone away?
 Oh darlin', my darlin', don't grieve for me so
 I'll come home a hero before the first snow
 They have no hope against us, our numbers are too strong
 You must stop your cryin', for nothing can go wrong
 Oh my, my, who's gonna pay
 For every sweetheart taken this way?
 Oh my, my, who will replace
 Your sons and your brothers when they're gone away?
 Oh mother, dear mother, I've seen all the signs
 I know I'm a-slippin', and wanderin' in my mind
 Oh take me to that river and let me wade across
 There's no point in lingerin', our battles all are lost
 Oh my, my, who's gonna pay
 For every sweetheart taken this way?
 Oh my, my, who will replace
 Your sons and your brothers when they're gone away?
 Oh my, my, who's gonna pay
 For every sweetheart taken this way?
 Oh my, my, who will replace
 Your sons and your brothers when they're gone away?