Blackwater Side

As I roved out one May morning, down by blackwater
 side
 I heard a lovely fair maid sing, which filled me with
 surprise
 May the heavens shine on you fair one, for that good
 song you've sung
 For I do wish you were my bride
 Kind sir, I am too young
 The younger you are my fair pretty maid, the better
 you are for me
 For I do vow and now declare, my loving bride you'll
 be
 He took her by the lily white hand, he kissed both
 cheeks and chin
 He took her to his own bedroom, to spend the night
 with him
 And all the first part of the night, they frolicked
 and they played
 All the second part of the night, close in his arms
 she laid
 The night being gone, the day coming on, the morning
 sun appeared
 This young man arose, put on his clothes, saying fare
 thee well, my dear
 That's not the promise you made to me, down by
 blackwater side
 You promised you would marry me, make me your loving
 bride
 If that's the promise I made to you, it's more than I
 can do
 For I never intends to marry a girl so easily led as
 you
 You go down to your father's own garden, it's there
 you can cry your fill
 And when you thinks about what you've done, you can
 blame your own free will
 There's a tree in you father's garden, some people
 calls it rue
 When fish will fly and seas run dry, young men they
 will prove true
 There's lots of girls goes to the fair, my soul can
 overthrow
 But me, poor girl must stay at home, rocking the
 cradle o'er
 Rocking the cradle o'er and o'er, singing sweet
 lullaby
 Was there ever a girl in this whole world
 So easily led as I