Cat. #1172 (MFH #815) - As sung by O.B. Campbell, Vinita, Oklahoma on August 9, 1971
VERSE 1
As I walked out one morning early
All to take th pleasant air
I chanced to spy a cunning creature
To me she appeared, like a lily fair
VERSE 2
So, I stepped out an' quickly asked her
If she would be a sailors wife
O, no kind sir, I would rather suffer
I would rather live a single life
VERSE 3
O, kind Miss, what is your reason
That you differ from all ladies fair
Are you, are you, both so young an' handsome
But to marry me, you do deny
VERSE 4
O, kind sir, I'll tell you plainly
Promised I was, seven years ago
To one John Riley who's left this country
Who's been th cause of a sad o'er flow
VERSE 5
Don't think of Riley, but disdain him
Come an' go with me to some foreign shore
Or we'll sail away to Pennsylvania
Farewell, John Riley, forever more
VERSE 6
I will not go to Pennsylvania
Neither will I go, to some foreign shore
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