It's a farmer's daughter
So beautiful, I'm told
Her parents died and left her
500 in gold
She lived with her uncle,
the cause of all her woe
And pretty soon, as you shall hear,
she caused his overthrow
Her uncle said one morning,
come rise young lady, rise
For there's a wealthy squire's son,
waiting for you outside
But she said, O dearest uncle,
I'm sure I'd rather be
Walking with my William
on the banks of Sweet Dundee
There's no need for all the Esquire sons,
your lords and dukes likewise
For I'm sure that my own William's
like the sunshine in my eyes
He said, unruly female,
You ne 'er shall happy be,
You ne 'er shall marry William
On the banks of Sweet Dundee.
Her uncle and the squire's son
Rode out one summer's day,
Young Wil liam is in favour,
Her uncle he did say, Let's bind him,
said the Squire's son,
and hang him from a tree
But her uncle said,
let the press gang come and take him off to sea
The press gang came for William
when he was all alone
And he did fight so bravely,
yet there was six to one
Of the blood it flowed in torrents
Pray kill me now, said he
For I'd rather die for Mary
On the banks of Sweet Tun
dee
It's a chance that she
was walking
Lamenting for her love
Of a squire's sorny spider
Down by her uncle's grove
He put his arms around her
Stand off, stand off, said she
For you sen t the only lad I love
From the banks of Sweet Dundee
He put his arms around her
And he tried to throw her down
But two pis tols and a sword she spied
Beneath his morning gown
Young Mary took the pistol
And the sword she used so free
And she did fire and shot the squire
On the banks of Sweet Dundee
Her uncle overheard the noise
And he hastens to the ground
Oh, since you have killed
the squire's son
I'll give you your death wound
Stand off, then, cried young Mary
Undaunted I will be
And the trigger she drew
and her uncle slew
On the banks of Sweet Dundee
Young William he was sent for
And he quickly did return
As soon as he came back again
Young Mary ceased to mourn
The day soon was appointed
That married they should be,
So now they live in splendour
On the banks of Sweet Dundee.
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