She drew a chair
and bade ne sit down
And soon she'd told me
her heart I'd won
She turned her head as
I took my leave
My bonny lass for
me don't grieve
I am a rover
and that's well known
I am a-bound for
to leave my home
Leaving ny friends
and my dear to mourn
My bonny lass
til I return
I sat me down for
to write a song
I wrote it wide and
I wrote it long
At every line
I shed a tear
At every word
I cried My dear
I am a rover
and that's well known
I am a-bound for
to leave my home
Leaving ny friends
and my dear to mourn
My bonny lass
til I return
Oh am I bound
or am I free
Oh am I bound for
to marry thee
A married life you
soon shall see
A contented mind
no jealousy
As I rode over
yon dreary moor
Ere I lost sight of
my true love's door
My legs were lame and
my eyes were blind
I'd left my bonny
lass behind