[Intro] Gather round, lads [Verse 1] As I went a walking one morning in May I spied a young couple who fondly did stray And one was a young maid so sweet and so fair And the other was a soldier and a bold grenadier [PreChorus] And they kissed so sweet and comforting As they clung to each other Sing along, boys [Chorus] They went arm in arm along the road Like sister and brother They went arm in arm along the road Til they came to a stream And they both sat down together To hear the nightingale sing [Verse 2] Out of his knapsack he took a fine fiddle And he played her such a merry tune that you ever did hear He played her such a merry tune that the valley did ring Oh, soft cried the family as the nightingale sings [PreChorus] And they kissed so sweet and comforting As they clung to each other [Chorus] They went arm in arm along the road Like sister and brother They went arm in arm along the road Til they came to a stream And they both sat down together, love To hear the nightingale sing [Verse 3] Well, Im off to India for seven long years Drinking wines and strong whiskies instead of small beer And if ever I return again it will be in the spring And well both sit down together To hear the nightingale sing Well then, said the fair maid, Will you marry me? Oh no, says the soldier, How well can that be? For I have my own wife at the banks of the D And she is the fairest damsel that you ever did see [Chorus] And they kissed so sweet and comforting As they clung to each other They went arm in arm along the road Like sister and brother They went arm in arm along the road Til they came to a stream And they both sat down together, love To hear the nightingale sing
arm, nightingale, comforting, along, clung