the summer's come at last.
Well, nothing have I gained,
but my true love I have lost.
I'll sing and I'll be happy,
like the birds up in the trees.
For since he deceived me,
Let him go, let him tarry,
let him sink or let him swim.
Well, he doesn't care for me,
nor I don't care for him.
He can go and find another
and I hope she brings him joy
Well he wrote to me a letter
I sent him back an answer
asking could we court again
And I replied not even if
you were the King of Spain
Let him go, let him tarry,
let him sink or let him swim
Well, he doesn't care for me,
He can go and find another,
and I hope she brings him joy
For I'm going to marry a far nicer boy
Some friends of his were very kind
and wished the best for me
While other friends were hoping
that an old mate I would be
But soon they'll see my new love,
They'll know that he's far better
than the one I had before
Let him go, let him tarry,
let him sink or let him swim
But he doesn't care for me,
He can go and find another,
and I hope she brings him joy,
He can go home to his mother now
and set her mind at ease,
That owl and crappet witch,
sure she's very hard to please.
It's like me and talking ill
is what she's always done,
Because that I was courting
Let him go, let him tarry,
let him sink or let him swim
Well, he doesn't care for me,
He can go and find another,
and I hope she brings him joy
For I'm going to marry a far nicer boy
Let him go, let him tarry,
let him sink or let him swim
Well he doesn't care for me
He can go and find another
and I hope she brings him joy