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| There are many variations of this song. One, rewritten by Burns and appeared in Scots Musical Museum in 1792. James Reeves has written "The original of this song, whatever it was, shocked all the editors, from the 18th century onward, into a frenzy of emendation..." |
As I walked out one May morning One May morning so early I overtook a handsome maid Just as the sun was rising With my rue dum day Fol the diddle dol Fol the dol th diddle dum the day Her shoes were bright Her stockings white Her buckles shone like silver She had a black and roving eye And her hair hung down her shoulder With my rue dum day Fol the diddle dol Fol the dol th diddle dum the day How old are you? My fair pretty maid How old are you my honey She answered me right cheerfully I'm seventeen come Sunday With my rue dum day Fol the diddle dol Fol the dol th diddle dum the day I went down to her mammy's house The moon was shining clearly I sang beneath her window pane Your soldier loves you dearly With my rue dum day Fol the diddle dol Fol the dol th diddle dum the day Oh solider won't you marry me? For now's your time or never For if you do not marry me My heart is broke forever With my rue dum day Fol the diddle dol Fol the dol th diddle dum the day And now she is the soldier's wife And sails across the brine-o The drum and fife is her delight And a merry man in mine, Oh With my rue dum day Fol the diddle dol Fol the dol th diddle dum the day |
| From Folk Songs of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales See Bibliography for full information. |
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