1. A blacksmith courted me, nine month or better
Until he won my heard, wrote to me a letter
With his hammer in his hand, he looked quite clever
And if I was with my love, I´d live forever.

2. Now he talks about going abroad, fighting for strangers
And he´d better stay at home, and keep from all dangers
For you stay at home with me, my dearest jewel
And you stay at home with me, and don´t prove cruel.

3. My true love´s gone across the sea, gathering fine posies
My true love´s gone across the sea, with his cheeks like roses
I´m afraid that broiling sun, will spoil his beauty
And if I was with my love, I would do love´s duty.

4. Strange news is come to town, strange news is carried
Strange news flys up and down, that my love is married
I wish them both much joy, though they can´t hear me
And may God reward him well, for the slighting of me.

5. Don´t you remember when, you lay beside me
And you said you´d marry me, and not deny you
If I said I´d marry you, it was only for to try you
So bring your witness love, and I´ll not deny you

6. A witness have I none, Save God Almighty
And may he reward you well, for the slighting of me
Her lips grew pale and wan, it made her heard cool
To think she loved a one, and he proved deceitful.

7. For it´s once I gold in store, they all seemed to like me
But now I´m low and poor, they all seem to slight me
For there ain´t no believe in a man, nor your own brother
So it´s: Girls, whenever you love, love one each other.