| lyric | 1. Oh I once loved a lass and I loved her so well
I hated all others who spoke of her ill
But now she's rewarded me well for my love
She's gone to be wed to another
2. When I saw my love to the church go,
With bride and bride-maidens, they made a fine show;
And I followed them on with a heart full of woe,
For she’s gone to be wed to another.
3. When I saw my love sit down to dine,
I sat down beside her and poured out the wine,
And I drank to the lass that should have been mine,
And now she is wed to another.
4. The men of yon forest they asked of me,
How many strawberries grew in the salt sea?
And I asked them back with a tear in me e’e,
How many ships sail in the forest?
5. 0 dig me a grave and dig it so deep,
And cover it over with flowers so sweet,
And I’ll turn in for to take a long sleep,
And maybe in time I’ll forget her.
6. They dug him a grave and they dug it so deep,
And covered it over with flowers so sweet,
And he’s turned in for to take a long sleep,
And maybe this time he’s forgot her. |