  All on the road to Alibazan, A May Day in the morning, 'Twas there I met a bonny young man, A May Day in the morning; A bonny young man all dressed in blue, Hat and feather and stocking and shoe, Ruff and doublet and mantle too, A May Day in the morning. He made me a bow, and he made me three, A May Day in the morning; He said, in truth, I was fair to see, A May Day in the morning. "And say, will you be my sweetheart now? I'll marry you truly with ring and vow; I've ten fat sheep and a black-nosed cow, A May Day in the morning. "What shall we buy in Alibazan, A May Day in the morning? A pair of shoes and a feathered fan, A May Day in the morning. A velvet gown all set with pearls, A silver hat for your golden curls, A pot of pinks for my pink of girls, All in the streets of Alibazan, A May Day in the morning, The merry maidens tripped and ran, A May Day in the morning. And this was fine, and that was free, But he turned from them all to look on me; And "Oh! but there's none so fair to see, A May Day in the morning." All in the church of Alibazan, A May Day in the morning, 'Twas there I wed my bonny young man, A May Day in the morning. And oh! 'tis I am his sweetheart now! And oh! 'tis we are happy, I trow, With our ten fat sheep and our black-nosed cow, A May Day in the morning. |
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