LILLY:
A man who came to my valley,
A man I hardly knew,
A man who came to my garden
Grew to love me.
ARCHIBALD:
A girl I saw in the valley,
A girl I hardly knew,
A girl at work in her garden
Grew to love me.
LILLY:
From the gate,
He called out so kindly,
«Lass, wouldst thou ‘low me
Rest here? I’ve ridden quite far.»
ARCHIBALD:
«Share my tea,»
She bade me so gently,
Oatcakes and cream
Sweet plums in a jar.
LILLY:
And every day to my garden,
This man, who might he be
Came bearing baskets of roses,
For he loved me.
ARCHIBALD:
All I own I’d give!
LILLY:
Just a garden.
ARCHIBALD:
All I would ask is never to-
LILLY:
Never to leave!
LILLY and ARCHIBALD:
Say you’ll have me,
Safe you will keep me.
Where you would lead me,
There
ARCHIBALD:
I would,
LILLY and ARCHIBALD:
There I would, there I would,
There I would go.
LILLY ARCHIBALD:
A man who came to my valley
A girl I saw in a valley
A man I hardly knew, A girl I hardly knew,
A man who gave me a garden, A girl who gave me a garden
Grew to love me. Grew to love me.
