[Verse] Fair young maid all in a garden Strange young man, passerby Said, Fair maid, will you marry me? This then, sir, was her reply [Verse] Oh, no, kind sir, I cannot marry thee For Ive a love who sails all on the seas Hes been gone for seven years Still no man shall marry me [Verse] What if hes in some battle slain? Or drownded in the deep salt sea? What if hes found another love And he and his love both married be? [Verse] Well, if hes in some battle slain I will die when the moon doth wane If hes drowned in the deep salt sea Ill be true to his memory [Verse] And if hes found another love And he and his love both married be Ill wish them health and happiness Where they dwell across the sea [Verse] He picked her up all in his arms Kisses gave her, one, two, three Saying Wait no more, my own true love I am your longlost John Riley! Saying Wait no more, my own true love I am your longlost John Riley!
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