Peggy Seeger - John Riley lyrics

As I walked out one morning early To take the sweet and pleasant air Who should I spy but a fair young lady Her cheeks being like a lily fair I stepped up to her, right boldly asking Would she be a sailor's wife? "Oh no, kind sir, I'd rather tarry And remain single for all my life" "Tell me, kind Miss and what makes you differ From the rest of womankind?" "I see you're fair, you are young, you're handsome And for to marry might be inclined" "The truth, kind Sir, I will plainly tell you I might have married three years ago To one John Riley who left this country He is the cause of all my woe" "Come along with me, don't you think on Riley Come along with me to some distant shore We will set sail for Pennsylvania Adieu, sweet England, forevermore" I"'ll not go with you to Pennsylvania I'll not go with you to that distant shore My heart's with Riley, I will ne'er forget him Although I may never see him no more" And when he seen she truly loved him He give her kisses, one two and three Says, "I am Riley, your own true lover That's been the cause of your misery" "If you be he and your name is Riley I'll go with you to that distant shore We will set sail to Pennsylvania Adieu, kind friends, forevermore"