The Dubliners

Come all you lads and lassies
And listen to me a while
I'll sing to you a verse or two
That will surely make you smile
Concerning a young man I'm going to tell you now
Who has lately come a-courting
The maid of the sweet brow knowe'
This young man says:
'My pretty maid, will ye come along with me
We'll both fly off together
And happy we will be
We'll join our hands in wedlock bands
As I am speaking with you now
And I'll do my best endeavour for
The maid of the sweet brown knowe'
This fair and fickle young thing
She knew not what to say
Her eyes did shine like diamonds bright
And merrily did play
She says: 'Young man, your love subdued
For I'm not ready now
And I'll spend another season
At the foot of the sweet brown knowe'
The young man said: 'My pretty maid