My young love went out on this May morning
To see what he could see
My young love went out on this May morning
So bonny and bold and free
Wherever he goes there are pretty girls
Who smile at him eagerly
Wherever he goes there are pretty girls
Who'd take him from me
Because he is bonny and bold and free
I love him the best
Because he is bonny and bold and free
My heart knows no rest
One day he may go and never return
He may rove as a ship sails to sea
One day he may go and never return
But I cannot chain him to me
So I am resigned and love him I will
With a love that is bold and free
So I am resigned and love him I will
And hope that he will love me
