[Verse 1]
Early one morning
Just as the sun was rising
I heard a maid sing
In the valley below

[Chorus]
O, don't deceive me
O, never leave me
How could you use
A poor maiden so?

[Verse 2]
Gay is the garland
And fresh are the roses
Ive culled from the garden
To place upon thy brow

[Chorus]

[Verse 3]
Remember the vows
That you made to your Mary
Remember the bower
Where you vowed to be true
[Chorus]

[Verse 4]
Thus sang the poor maiden
Her sorrows bewailling
Thus sang the poor maid
In the valley bellow

[Chorus]