False Love

verse 1 A brisk young sailor courted me He stole away my liberty He stole my heart with a free good will I must confess, I love him still verse 2 Down in the meadows she did run A gathering flowers as they sprung Every sort she gave a pull Till she had gathered her apron full verse 3 When first I wore my apron low He followed me through frost and snow But now my apron is up to my chin He passes by and says nothing verse 4 There is an alehouse in this town Where my love goes and sits him down He takes another girl on his knee Why is not that a grief to me Verse 5 Ah, grieved I am and I'll tell you why Because she has more gold than I Her gold will waste, her beauty blast Poor girl, she'll come like me at last Verse 6 I wish my baby it was born Set smiling on its father's knee And I was dead and in my grave And green grass growing over me Verse 7 There is a bird all in yonder tree Some say 'tis blind, and cannot see I wish it had been the same for me Before I had gained my love's company Verse 8 There is a man on yonder hill He has a heart as hard as steel He has two hearts instead of one He'll be a rogue when I am gone Verse 9 But when they found her corpse was cold They went to her false love and told "I am glad" says he, "She's done so well I long to hear her funeral knell" verse 10 In Abraham's bosom she does sleep While his tormenting soul must weep He often wished his time o'er again That his bride he might make her merry And marry her soon