| 1 |
There was a king of the north countree,
Bow down, bow down, bow down
There was a king of the north countree,
And he had daughters one, two, three.
I'll be true to my love, and my love'll be true to me |
| 2 |
To the eldest he gave a beaver hat,
Bow down, bow down, bow down
To the eldest he gave a beaver hat,
And the youngest she thought much of that.
I'll be true to my love, and my love'll be true to me |
| 3 |
To the youngest he gave a gay gold chain,
Bow down, bow down, bow down
To the youngest he gave a gay gold chain,
And the eldest she thought much of the same.
I'll be true to my love, and my love'll be true to me |
| 4 |
These sisters were walking on the bryn,
Bow down, bow down, bow down
These sisters were walking on the bryn,
And the elder pushed the younger in.
I'll be true to my love, and my love'll be true to me |
| 5 |
'Oh sister, oh sister, oh lend me your hand,
Bow down, bow down, bow down
'Oh sister, oh sister, oh lend me your hand,
And I will give you both houses and land.'
I'll be true to my love, and my love'll be true to me |
| 6 |
'I'll neither give you my hand nor glove,
Bow down, bow down, bow down
'I'll neither give you my hand nor glove,
Unless you give me your true love.'
I'll be true to my love, and my love'll be true to me |
| 7 |
Away she sank, away she swam,
Bow down, bow down, bow down
Away she sank, away she swam,
Until she came to a miller's dam.
I'll be true to my love, and my love'll be true to me |
| 8 |
The miller and daughter stood at the door,
Bow down, bow down, bow down
The miller and daughter stood at the door,
And watched her floating down the shore.
I'll be true to my love, and my love'll be true to me |
| 9 |
'Oh father, oh father, I see a white swan,
Bow down, bow down, bow down
'Oh father, oh father, I see a white swan,
Or else it is a fair woman.'
I'll be true to my love, and my love'll be true to me |
| 10 |
The miller he took up his long crook,
Bow down, bow down, bow down
The miller he took up his long crook,
And the maiden up from the stream he took.
I'll be true to my love, and my love'll be true to me |
| 11 |
'I'll give to thee this gay gold chain,
Bow down, bow down, bow down
'I'll give to thee this gay gold chain,
If you'll take me back to my father again.'
I'll be true to my love, and my love'll be true to me |
| 12 |
The miller he took the gay gold chain,
Bow down, bow down, bow down
The miller he took the gay gold chain,
And he pushed her into the water again.
I'll be true to my love, and my love'll be true to me |
| 13 |
The miller was hanged on his high gate
Bow down, bow down, bow down
The miller was hanged on his high gate
For drowning our poor sister Kate.
I'll be true to my love, and my love'll be true to me |
| 14 |
The cat's behind the buttery shelf,
Bow down, bow down, bow down
The cat's behind the buttery shelf,
If you want any more, you may sing it yourself.
I'll be true to my love, and my love'll be true to me |
