A fair young maid, stood in her garden,
she was tending her herbs and flowers there,
when who should pass by, but a handsome sailor
and he did stop his horse to stare.
I say young maid, if you be willing
leave your garden and come away with me,
for I have gold and silver in great fortune
and I will share it all with thee.
Oh, you are handsome sir and you are wealthy sir,
and a fine, fine husband you may be
but my heart is taken by another,
my true love who sails across the sea.
Around my neck, there hangs a token
Half of one that once was whole,
And my true love, he took the other,
Across the ocean for to go.
He sailed away to find our fortune
And I know he will return by and by
And when he's back, sir, we will be married
And tend this garden side by side.
Chorus
And what if he does find another?
What if he stays in a foreign country?
Or what if he dies out on the ocean?
Will you come and marry me?
Well if he dies, sir, then I shall mourn him,
If he lives, then I shall wait for he,
For he is my own true lover,
And I can never marry thee.
Chorus
Around my neck, there hangs a token
Half of one that once was whole
And my true love, she kept the other,
To keep my love burning in her soul
I sailed away to find our fortune,
And now I have returned by and by
And now I'm back, love, we can be married
And tend this garden side by side.
Different chorus:
Oh you are handsome sir,
You are wealthy sir,
And a fine, fine husband you will be,
And now you're back, love, we will be married
My true love who sailed across the sea.
My true love who sailed across the sea.
My true love who sailed across the sea.
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