John Riley

As I walked out one morning early
 To take the sweet and pleasant air
 Who should I spy but a fair young lady
 Her cheeks being like a lily fair
 I stepped up to her, right boldly asking
 Would she be a sailor's wife?
 "Oh no, kind sir, I'd rather tarry
 And remain single for all my life"
 "Tell me, kind Miss and what makes you differ
 From the rest of womankind?"
 "I see you're fair, you are young, you're handsome
 And for to marry might be inclined"
 "The truth, kind Sir, I will plainly tell you
 I might have married three years ago
 To one John Riley who left this country
 He is the cause of all my woe"
 "Come along with me, don't you think on Riley
 Come along with me to some distant shore
 We will set sail for Pennsylvania
 Adieu, sweet England, forevermore"
 I"'ll not go with you to Pennsylvania
 I'll not go with you to that distant shore
 My heart's with Riley, I will ne'er forget him
 Although I may never see him no more"
 And when he seen she truly loved him
 He give her kisses, one two and three
 Says, "I am Riley, your own true lover
 That's been the cause of your misery"
 "If you be he and your name is Riley
 I'll go with you to that distant shore
 We will set sail to Pennsylvania
 Adieu, kind friends, forevermore"