[Verse 1]
Oh, the first young man that came courting me
I'll make no doubt that he loved me
With his false heart and his flattering tongue
He was the first to entice me when I was young

[Verse 2]
Oh, the first six months his love proved kind
Until at last he changed his mind
Saying "My parents call, and I must obey
So it's goodbye, love, I am going away"

[Verse 3]
"I will hold you fast, I'll not let you go
For you are mine by rights, you know
Fulfill those vows that you made to me
As the bright sun rose on Green Valley"

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 4]
"It was on this book, love, you made me swear
And those few lines you soon shall hеar
That no other marriage was I ne'еr to make
With no other man all for your sake"
[Verse 5]
Now, must I go bound while he goes free?
Must I love a man that don't love me
Or must I have a childish part
And love a man who has broke my heart?

[Verse 6]
I will sing one verse, and I'll sing no more
Since the boy has gone that I adore
I will change my mind like the wavering wind
And depend no more on false mankind