Sovay

Sovay Sovay all on a day

She dressed herself in man's array

With a brace of pistols all by her side

To meet her true love

To meet her true love she did ride

As she was gallopingoverthe plain

She met her true love and bid him stand

"Stand and deliver young man" she said

And if you do not

If you do not your life I'll have

He delivered up his golden store

She says “Kind sir there is one thing more -

That diamond ring that I see you wear -

Oh hand it over hand it over and your life I'll spare"

"From my diamond ring I never would part

For it's a token from my sweetheart -

Shoot and be damned then you rogue " said he

"And you'll be hanged

You'll be hanged for murdering me ”

Next morning in the garden green

Young Sovay and her true love were seen

He spied his watch hanging by her clothes

Which made him blush

Made him blush like any rose

"What makes you blush you silly young thing

I thought to haveyour diamond ring

'Twas I that robbed you all on the plain

So take your watch love

Take your watch and your gold again

I only did it for to know

If you would be a man or no

If you hadn't been man enough ” she said

“I'd have pulled the trigger and shot you dead ”

I'd have pulled the trigger and shot you dead

I'd have pulled the trigger and shot you dead