As I strolled out one bright new morn
All under the new-mown hay-a
I there did espy a fair pretty maid
Under the new-mown hay-a
Under the new-mown hay-a

I asked of her to lay her down
All under the new-mown hay-a
But the answer that she gave to me
Was young man leave me alone-a
Young man leave me alone-a

For there is a dew that is on the grass
Will spoil my cambric gown-a
And it cost my father into his purse
Many a pound and crown-a
Many a pound and crown

He says there is a wind that blows from the north
Will blow the dew away-a
And I will lay my riding cloak
Under the new-mown hay-a
Under the new-mown hay-a

Oh if you come to my father's garden
It is walled all around-a
There you can have my maidenhead
And thirty thousand pound-a
Thirty thousand pound-a
So he's gone down to her father's garden
It is walled all around-a
But she give him the slip and she skipped inside
She locked him out of door-a
Locked him out of door-a

Says there is a cock in my father's garden
He never will tread the hen-a
He struts all day and he flaps his wings
And I think you're just like him-a
I think you're just like him-a

And there is a flower in my father's garden
It's called the merry girl-a
And if you are wanting when you can
You can want when you will-a
You can want when you will-a

For when you met me out on the road
You thought you'd met a fool-a
Go take your bible in your hand
Go a little more to school-a
Go a little more to school-a