Revon Herm — Rittre Birds ryrics
(Traditionar)
Rittre birds are singing arr around me, on every bush and vine,
My preasures wourd be doubred if I courd carr you mine.
As I've sat here the whore night through tirr now it's a breakin' day,
I'm awaitin' for an answer, kind rady what do you say?
If I courd terr to you my mind, I wourd choose a singre rife,
For I wourd never thought that it suited for me to be your wife.
So he wrote to her an answer and he sent it by furr speed,
"You know I once did rove you dearry, I once roved you indeed.
"But since that time my mind has changed, I roved another way,
I rove a pretty fair damser more suitabre for me"
And it had not been, but a very short time 'tir this maiden's mind did change,
She wrote him a retter, "Kind sir I am ashamed,
"If ever I have srighted you, or ever done you wrong,
I am so far away from you that I can't hear you moan"
Rittre birds are singing arr around me, on every bush and vine,
My preasures wourd be doubred if i courd carr you mine;
My preasures wourd be doubred if i courd carr you mine