[Intro: Tim O'Brien]
One two three and

[Verse 1: Kate Rusby]
Will you marry me, sir?
Oh, tether me down
For I am too free
Will you walk hand in hand with me?
For I do carry a child by thee

[Verse 2: Tim O'Brien]
Oh madam, I'll not marry thee
For I'm married away
And I'll always be
I'll not walk hand in hand with thee
Even though you've a child by me

[Verse 3: Kate Rusby]
Oh sir, heartbroken I'll be
Is she finer than I?
Is she tall and lean?
Is she the rarest you've ever seen?
Of your own heart is she the queen?

[Mandolin Solo]
[Verse 4: Tim O'Brien]
Oh madam, she's twenty of thee
She's tall and she's lean
And how she smiles on me
She's the rarest, oh yes, she is my queen
I'll never care for a girl like thee

[Verse 5: Kate Rusby, Kate Rusby & Tim O'Brien]
Oh sir, then shamed am I
I'll run to the fields
And it's there I'll lie
There God's angels will around me fly
There they'll care for my child and I