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Come a ll ye f air and ten der mai dens
Take warning h ow you cou rt young men
They're l ike a s tar of a sum mer's mor ning
First t hey'll app- e-a- r and th en they're go ne.
They'll t ell to y -ou som e lov ing sto ry
They'll swear to y -ou thei r lov e is tru e
Straightw ay they'll g - o a nd cou rt anot her
And t hat's the l ove that they h ad for y ou.
If I'd a k n-ow n be fore I cour ted
That love it w as suc h a kil lin' thi ng
I'd lo ck my h eart i n a bo x of go lden
And fa stened it u p wi th a sil ver cha in.
O do y ou rem emb- er o ur da ys of co urtin'
When your h ead lay upon my bre ast
You could m ake me beli eve with the fal ling of your eye s
Th at the su n ro se in the wes t.
I wish I w -a-s a l ittl e sparr ow
And I had w ings and I c ould fly
I'd f ly aw ay to my own true lov er
And w hen he s peak s I wo n't de ny.
But I am n ot no litt le spar row
I have no w ings n either can I fly
I'll s it right d o-wn in m y gri ef and sor row
And l et my t roub les p ass me b y.
Come a ll ye f air and ten der mai dens
T ake warning h ow you cou rt young men
They're l ike a s tar of a sum mer's mor ning
First t hey'll app- e-a- r and th en they're go ne.