There is a black bird on yonder tree,
They say he's blind and he cannot see,
But never a girl as blind as me,
When that I fell into bad company.
He courted me when I was thin
He courted me and my love did win
But now that my bib is up to my chin
He passes my door and won't come in
I wish, I wish, but it's all in vain
I wish I was a maid again
A maid again I never shall be
Till apples grow under an ivy tree
There is a blackbird on yonder tree,
They say he's blind and he cannot see,
But never a girl as blind as me,
When that I fell into bad company.
