Arise arise you drowsy sleeper
Arise arise it's almost day
There's someone at your bedroom window
A-mourning there so bitterly
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Oh who is at my bedroom window
A-mourning there so bitterly
Tis I tis I your own true loved one,
The boy you always loved the best
Oh Mary dear go ask your father
If you my wedded bride shall be
If he says no, love come and tell me
And I'll no longer trouble thee
Oh Willie dear I dare not ask him
For he lies in his bed at rest
And by his side a silver dagger
To pierce the heart I love best

Oh Mary dear go ask your mother
If you my wedded bride shall be
If she says no, love come and tell me
And I'll no longer trouble thee
Oh Willie dear I need not ask her
For she is bound to set us free
So Willie dear go court some other
She whispered softly unto me
Oh I can climb the highest tree love
And I can rob the eagle's nest
And I can court the prettiest fair maid
But not the one that I love best