Pretty Saro

Oh, I left my pretty Saro

And I quit my lover too

And I started for to ramble

This whole wide world through

And when I get tired

I'll lay down and weep

And think of my pretty darling

Wherever I sleep

And it's not this long journey

I'm dreading for to go

Or the country I'm leaving

Or the debts that I owe

There's one thing that grieves me

And troubles my mind

That's leaving my little darling

Way back here behind

Well, I wish I was a turtledove

Had wings and could fly

Oh, I'd fly through Saro's window

Feel the breath of her sigh

And there in those precious arms

All night I would lie

And hold my sweet child forever

Never have to say goodbye