Joan Baez John Riley lyrics

Fair young maid all in a garden<br />
Strange young man, passerby<br />
He said, "Fair maid, will you marry me?"<br />
This then, sir, was her reply<br />
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Oh, no, kind sir, I cannot marry thee<br />
For I've a love who sails all on the sea<br />
He's been gone for seven years<br />
Still no man shall marry me<br />
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What if he's in some battle slain<br />
Or drowned in the deep salt sea?<br />
What if he's found another love<br />
And he and his love both married be?<br />
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If he's in some battle slain<br />
I will go and mourn all on his grave<br />

And if he's drowned in the deep salt sea<br />
I'll be true to his memory<br />
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And if he's found another love<br />
And he and his love both married be<br />
I'll wish them health and happiness<br />
Where they dwell across the sea<br />
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He picked her up all in his arms<br />
And kisses gave her one, two, three<br />
Said, we've no more, my own true love<br />
I am your long lost John Riley!<br />
Said, we've no more, my own true love<br />
I am your long lost John Riley!