A faithless shepherd courted me
He stole away my liberty
When my poor heart was strange to men
He came and smiled and stole it then
When my apron would hang low
Me he sought through frost and snow
When it puckered up with shame
And I sought him, he never came
When summer brought no fears to fright
He came to guard me every night
When winter nights did darkly prove
None came to guard me or to love
I wish, I wish, but all in vain
I wish I was a maid again
A maid again I cannot be
O when will green gra** cover me?