She's leaned her back against an oak,
All alone in the lailey O',
She's pushed, and she's pushed till her backs near broke.
Down in the bonny green Osireo.
Verse 2
She's leaned her head against a thorn,
All alone in the lailey O',
The two bonniest babes that ever were born.
Down in the bonny green Osireo.
(Similarly)
Verse 3
She's gone back to her fathers castle hall,
She was the smallest maid of them all.
Verse 4
She looks over her father's castle wall,
She sees two babes a' playin' at the ball.
Verse 5
O, bonny babes if you were mine,
I'd give you bread, and I'd give you wine.
Verse 6
Mother Dear Mother, when we were thine,
Around our necks you pulled the twine.
Verse 7
Now we are in the heaven so High,
And in hells fires you shall die.