My horses ain't hungry, they won't eat your hay So fare thee well darlin' I'm goin' away Your parents don't like me, they say I'm too poor They say I'm not worthy to enter your door Pretty Mary, Pretty Mary, would you think me unkind If I were to see you and tell you my mind? As sure as the dew drops fall on the green corn Last night I was with her, tonight I am gone My horses ain't hungry, they won't eat your hay So fare thee well darlin' I'm goin away