A maid went to London her market to learn
and to sell for her mama three hanks of fine yarn
She met a young man, on the Queen's own highway
and this caused our damsel to dally and stray
chorus:
Sit down beside me, I mean you no harm
Sit down beside me this new tune to learn
Here are three guineas your momma to pay
Stay by my side 'till the next market day
So she sat down beside him, the grass was so green
The day was the fairest that she'd ever seen
The look in her eyes, beat the morning in may
and she'd stay by his side 'till the next market day
chorus:
And as she went home, sure the words that he said
and the tune that he'd learned her still spun in her head
she'll search for that laddie by night and by day
'Til she's learned her the words to the Next market Day
chorus:
and to sell for her mama three hanks of fine yarn
She met a young man, on the Queen's own highway
and this caused our damsel to dally and stray
chorus:
Sit down beside me, I mean you no harm
Sit down beside me this new tune to learn
Here are three guineas your momma to pay
Stay by my side 'till the next market day
So she sat down beside him, the grass was so green
The day was the fairest that she'd ever seen
The look in her eyes, beat the morning in may
and she'd stay by his side 'till the next market day
chorus:
And as she went home, sure the words that he said
and the tune that he'd learned her still spun in her head
she'll search for that laddie by night and by day
'Til she's learned her the words to the Next market Day
chorus: