MOORLAND JOHNNY
Tune———Flowers of Edinburgh
COME here all young men and maidens fair,
And hearken to me while I do relate
The sad circumstances of my lot
And how I was brought into misery great
Take warning by me, and keep yourselves free
From all sinful oaths and promises
Which I’m ensnared with, and its like to break my p(illegible text)
When I do remember the case how it is
Now to the world I do declare,
Altho’ that it be to my shame and disgrace,
How I have been slighted by a maiden fair
Who has taken another man into my place.
This lassie I did love, and after her did rove,
Endeavouring for to win her heart;
And when the same I wan I thought myself a m(illegible text)
That so manfully I had play’d my part,
’Tis now to the world I shall relate
How that it was between me and this maid,
How ourselves we did bind with an oath of this ki(illegible text)
But oh ! and alas ! it has proven a snare,
We entered both into a promisary oath,
To cleave to each other while life did remain
I was to marry none but herself alone,
Nor was she to marry another man.
