Pretty Little Miss Out In the Garden

Pretty little miss out in the garden

Strange young man came riding by

Down at the gate he did address her

Saying, "Pretty little miss, won't you marry me?"

"No, kind sir, I have a love on the ocean

Seven years long sailed on the sea

And if he sails on seven years longer

Not a man on earth can marry me"

"Perhaps your love, he is drownded

Perhaps he's in some battle land

Perhaps he stole some pretty girl and married

You'll never see your love again"

"If he's drownded, I hope he's happy

Or if he's in some battle land

Or if he stole some pretty girl and married

I love the girl that married him"

He pulled his hands both out of his pockets

His fingers been both keen and small

"This is the ring you placed upon here"

Down by his feet she did fall

He picked her up in his arms so tender

Kiss he gave her, one, two, three

"This is your little single soldier

Returning home for to marry thee"