As I Roved Out

And who are you me pretty fair maid

And who are you me honey

She answered to me quite modestly:

I am me mother's darling

With me tooryay, fol de diddle day

Dire fol de diddle dairie oh

And will you come to me mother's house

When the moon is shining clearly

I'll open the door and I'll let you in

And devil the one would hear us

With me tooryay, fol de diddle day

Dire fol de diddle dairie oh

So I went to her house in the middle of the night

When the moon was shining clearly

She opened the door and she let me in

And devil the one did hear us

With me tooryay, fol de diddle day

Dire fol de diddle dairie oh

Then she took me by the lily-white hand

And she led me to the table

Saying: "There's plenty of wine for a soldier boy

To drink it if you're able"

With me tooryay, fol de diddle day

Dire fol de diddle dairie oh

Then I got up and I made the bed

And I made it nice and aisy

Then I got up and I laid her down

Saying "Lassie, are you able?"

With me tooryay, fol de diddle day

Dire fol de diddle dairie oh

And there we lay till the break of day

And devil the one did hear us

Then I arose and put on my clothes

Saying "Lassie, I must leave you"

With me tooryay, fol de diddle day

Dire fol de diddle dairie oh

And when will ye return again

And when will we get married

When broken shells make christmas bells

We might well get married

With me tooryay, fol de diddle day

Dire fol de diddle dairie oh