I know my love by
his way of walking
And I know my love by
his way of talking
And I know my love dressed
in a suit of blue
And if my love leaves me
what will I do
And still she cried
I love him the best
And a troubled mind sure
can know no rest
And still she cried
Bonny boys are few
And if my love leaves me
what will I do
There is a dance house
in Maradyke
And there my true love
goes every night
He takes a strange girl
upon his knee
Well now don't you think
that that vexes me
And still she cried
I love him the best
And a troubled mind sure
can know no rest
And still she cried
Bonny boys are few
And if my love leaves me
what will I do
If my love knew
I can wash and wring
If my love knew
I can sew and spin
I'd make a coat
of the finest kind
But the want of money sure
leaves me behind
And still she cried
I love him the best
And a troubled mind sure can
know no rest
And still she cried
Bonny boys are few
And if my love leaves me
what will I do
I know my love is
an arrant rover
I know he'll wander
the wild world over
In dear old Ireland
he'll no longer tarry
An American girl
he's sure to marry
And still she cried
I love him the best
And a troubled mind sure can
know no rest
And still she cried
Bonny boys are few
And if my love leaves me
what will I do
And still she cried
I love him the best
And a troubled mind sure can
know no rest
And still she cried
Bonny boys are few
And if my love leaves me
what will I do
What will I do