Jean Ritchie
Jean Ritchie
Jean Ritchie
Jean Ritchie
Jean Ritchie
Jean Ritchie
Jean Ritchie
Jean Ritchie
Jean Ritchie
Jean Ritchie
Jean Ritchie
Jean Ritchie
Jean Ritchie
Jean Ritchie
Jean Ritchie
Jean Ritchie
[Verse 1]
Come all young girls of a tender mind
My story I'll tell to you
And listen well to my advice
And to my counsel true
[Verse 2]
As a rule, the mind of a girl is weak
And the mind of a man is strong
And if you listen to what they say
They're sure to lead you wrong
[Verse 3]
When I was in my sixteenth year
Sweet Willie courted me
He said if I'd run away with him
His loving bride I'd be
[Verse 4]
I loved my mother as my life
I loved my father well
But the love I have for sweet Willie dear
No human tongue can tell
[Verse 5]
When we were far away from home
Enjoying a happy life
He said, "Go home, go home, little girl
For you never can be my wife"
[Verse 6]
"O Willie dear, what have I done?
What makes you treat me so?
How can you take me from my home
And then leave me to mourn?"
[Verse 7]
"It's nature, nature, my little girl
I find no fault in you
My mind is set on rambling around
And now I bid you adieu"
Sweet Willie was written by Traditional.