[Verse 1]
As I roved out on a May mornin'
On a May mornin', right early
I met my love upon the way
Oh Lord, but she was early

[Chorus]
And she sang
"A lith a dlddle, lith a diddle lith a dlddle dee
Cha hiddle hundiddy, cha hiddle hundiddy
And cha lan day"

[Verse 2]
Her boots were black and her stockings white
And her buckles shone like silver
She had a dark and a rolling eye
And her ear-rings tipped her shoulder

[Chorus]
And she sang
"A lith a dlddle, lith a diddle lith a dlddle dee
Cha hiddle hundiddy, cha hiddle hundiddy
And cha lan day"

[Verse 3]
"If I went to the house on the top of the hill
When the moon was shining clearly
She arose to let me in
But, her mammy chanced to hear me
[Chorus]
And she sang
"A lith a dlddle, lith a diddle lith a dlddle dee
Cha hiddle hundiddy, cha hiddle hundiddy
And cha lan day"

[Verse 4]
She caught her by the hair of the head
And down to the room she brought her
And with the butt of a hazel twig
She was the well-beat daughter

[Chorus]
And she sang
"A lith a dlddle, lith a diddle lith a dlddle dee
Cha hiddle hundiddy, cha hiddle hundiddy
And cha lan day"

[Verse 5]
"Will you marry me now my soldier lad
Will you marry me now or never?
Marry me now my soldier lad
For you see I'm done forever"

[Verse 6]
"I can't marry you my bonny wee lass
I can't marry you my honey
For I have got a wife at home
And how could I disown her?"
[Chorus]
And she sang
"A lith a dlddle, lith a diddle lith a dlddle dee
Cha hiddle hundiddy, cha hiddle hundiddy
And cha lan day"

[Verse 7]
A pint at night is my delight
And a gallon in the morning
The old women are my heart break
But the young ones is my darling

[Chorus]
And she sang
"A lith a dlddle, lith a diddle lith a dlddle dee
Cha hiddle hundiddy, cha hiddle hundiddy
And cha lan day"