[Verse 1]
Abroad for pleasure as I was a-walking
It was one summer, summer's evening clear
Abroad for pleasure as I was a-walking
It was one summer, summer's evening clear
There I beheld the most beautiful damsel
Lamenting for her shepherd swain
Lamenting for her shepherd swain

[Verse 2]
The fairest evening that e'er I beheld
Was ever, ever more with the lad I adore
The fairest evening that e'er I beheld
Was ever, ever more with the lad I adore
Wilt thou fight yon French and Spaniards?
Wilt thou leave me thus, my dear?
Wilt thou leave me thus, my dear?

[Verse 3]
No more to yon green banks will I take thee
With pleasure for to rest yourself and view the land
No more to yon green banks will I take thee
With pleasure for to rest yourself and view the land
I will take thee to yon green gardens
Where the pratty flowers grow
Where the pratty, pratty flowers grow
And I'll take thee to yon green gardens
Where the pratty flowers grow
Where the pratty, pratty flowers grow