Sally Gardens Lyrics

Oh you rambling boys of pleasure give ear to these few lines I write

Although I'm a rover and in roving I take great delight

I set my mind on a handsome girl who oft times did me slight

But my mind was never easy till my darling were in my sight

It was down by the Sally Garden one evening late I took my way

It was there I spied this pretty girl and those to me she did say

She said take love easy as the leaves grow on the tree

But I was young and foolish with my darling could not agree

The very next time I saw my love sure I thought her heart was mine

But as the weather changes Oh my love she changed her mind

Cursed gold is the root of evil Oh it shines with a glittering hue

Causes many a lad and lass to part ere their hearts be ever so true

Still I wish I were in the heart of town with my true love along with me

With money to support us and keep us in good company

With lots of liquor plentiful flowing bowls on every side

Let fortune never haunt you we're both young and the world is wide

But there's one thing more that grieves me sore is to be called a runaway

To leave the spot I was born in Oh cupid cannot set me free

To leave that darling girl I love Oh alas what will I do

Will I become a rover sleep with the girl I never knew

Oh you rambling boys of pleasure give ear to these few lines I write

Although I'm a rover and in roving I take great delight

I set my mind on a handsome girl who oft times did me slight

But my mind was never easy till my darling were in my sight