Pretty Fair Damsel

[Verse 1]
Pretty, fair damsel in the garden
Brave, young soldier ridin' by
He rode up to her, oh, to view her
My pretty, fair miss, won't you fancy me?

[Verse 2]
You're not a man of a noble honor
You're not the man I had taken you to be
Or you wouldn't impose on a single lady
Who your bride can never be

[Verse 3]
I have a true love in the army
And he's been there for seven long years
And if he stays there seven years longer
No other man can marry me

[Verse 4]
Perhaps he's on some watercourse drownded
Perhaps he's on some battlefield slain
Perhaps he's to some fair girl married
My pretty, fair miss, you'll never see him again

[Verse 5]
Well, if he's drowned, I hope he's happy
Or if he's on some battlefield slain
Or if he's to some fair girl married
I love the girl that married him