Cara Dillon - As I Roved Out lyrics

As I roved out on a bright May morning To view the meadows and flowers gay Whom should I spy but my own true lover As she sat under yon willow tree I took off my hat and I did salute her I did salute her most courageously When she turned around well the tears fell from her Saying “false young man, you have deluded me A diamond ring I owned and I gave to you A diamond ring to wear on your right hand But the vows you made, sure you went and broke them And married the la**ie that had the land” If I'd married the la**ie that had the land, my love It's that I'll rue til the day I die When misfortune falls, sure no man can shun it I was blindfolded I'll not deny Now at nights when I go to my bed of slumber The thoughts of my true love run in my mind When I turned around to embrace my darling Instead of gold sure it's bra** I find And I wish the Queen would call home her army From the West Indies, Amerikay and Spain And every man to his wedded woman In hope that you and I will meet again