When maiden loves
she sits and sighs
she wanders
to and fro
Unbidden tear-drops
fill her eyes
and to all questions
she replies
with a sad "heigh-ho!"
'Tis but a little word
"heigh-ho!"
so soft
'tis scarcely heard
"heigh-ho!"
An idle breath
yet life and death
may hang upon a maid's
"heigh-ho!"
An idle breath
yet life and death
may hang upon a maid's
"heigh-ho!"
When maiden loves
she mopes apart
as owl mopes
on a tree
Although she keenly
feels the smart
she cannot tell
what ails her heart
with its sad "Ah me!"
'Tis but a foolish sigh
"Ah me!"
Born but to droop
and die
"Ah me!"
yet all the sense
of eloquence
lies hidden in a maid's
"Ah me!"
Yet all the sense
of eloquence
lies hidden in a maid's
"Ah me!" "Ah me!"
"Ah me!"
Yet all the sense
of eloquence
lies hidden in a maid's
"Ah me!"