Down by the salley gardens my love and I did meet;
She passed the salley gardens with little snow-white feet.
She bid me take love easy, as the leaves grow on the tree;
But I being young and foolish, with her would not agree.

In a field by the river my love and I did stand;
And on my leaning shoulder she laid her snow-white hand.
She bid me take life easy, as the grass grows on the weirs;
But I was young and foolish, and now I am full of tears.

She bid me take love easy, as the leaves grow on the tree;
But I being young and foolish, with her would not agree.
But I was young and foolish, and now I am full of tears.