I am a youth that s inclined to ramble,
To some foreign country I meen to steer,
I am loath to part from my friends and comrades,
And my dear sweatheart, whom I loved dear.
But there s one of those I do most admire,
One her I ll think when I m far away,
For since fates decreed I am resolved to part her,
And try my fortune in Americay
So farewell darling I must leave you,
I place great dependence on your constancy,
That no other young man may gain your favour,
Or change your mind when I am o ver the sea.
For although the seas do separate us,
And in between us they do rise and fall,
If fortune favours me you ll find your Jamie,
Returning homeward from Americay.
Oh Jamie dear do you remember,
When I sat with you for manys the hour,
And my young fancy away was carried,
And the bees hummed around on each opening flower,
But when you re crossing the western