The boys won't leave the girls alone
They pulled my hair, they stole my comb
Well, that's all right till I go home
She is handsome, she is pretty
She is a courtin' one, two, three
Please, won't you tell me,
All the boys are fighting for
The knocking on the door and
I know my true love, are you well?
Out she comes, a sweat of snow
Rings on her fingers, bells on her toes
If she doesn't get the fella
But tell me, ma, when I go home
The boys won't leave the girls alone
They pulled my hair, they stole my comb
But that's all right till I go home
She's handsome, she's pretty
She's a -courting one, two, three
Please, won't you tell me,
Let the wind and the rain
Let the snow come tumbling
She's as sweet as ap ple pie
She'll get her own lad by and by
When she gets a lad of her own
Let them all come as they will
But tell me, ma, when I go home
The boys won't leave, the girls will roam
They pulled my hair, they stole my comb
But that's all right till I go home
She is handsome, she is pretty
She is a court in one, two, three
Please, won't you tell me, who is she?
She is handsome, she is pretty
She is a court in one, two, three
Please, won't you tell me,
