Ye Vagabonds - Her Mantle So Green lyrics

As I was out walking, one evening in June
To view the fair fields
And the meadows in bloom
I spied a pretty fair maid
She appeared like a queen
In her costly fine robes and
Her mantle so green

When I stepped up to her
She turned in surprise
And she did not know me
Though I wore no disguise
Her eyes shone like diamonds her
Cheeks like the rose she is one of thе
Fairest that nature composed

I said now my fair maid, if you comе with me
We may both join in wedlock
And married we'll be
I will dress you in rich attire
You'll appear like a queen
In your costly fine robes and
Your mantle so green

She say, now my young man, I must be excused
For I'll wed with no man, you must be refused
To the green woods I will wander
To shun all men's view
For the boy I love dearly
Fell in famed Waterloo

And since you will not marry me
Will you tell me your love's name
As I fought in that battle
I might know the same
Draw near to my garment
For there can be seen
His name is embroidered on my mantle so green

At the raising of her garment
There I did behold
His name and his surname, in letters of gold
Young Willie O'Riley, appeared to my view
And he was my chief comrade in famed Waterloo

We fought there together where
The bullets did fly
On the field of battle your
True love does lie we fought for three days
Till the fourth afternoon
He received his death summons on
The eighteenth of June

And as he lay dying, these words he did say
"If you were here lovely Nancy
How contented I'd die"
When she heard this sad tale
Then her tears they did flow
She fell into my arms with
A heart full of woe

Oh Nancy, lovely Nancy
It was I won your heart
In your father's garden, the day we did part
In your father's garden, the truth I declare
Here is our love token, this gold ring I wear

And if you'll still have me
One word to me say
And we'll feast with great nobles
On our wedding day
For peace is proclaimed love
The war it is won you're welcome to my arms
Lovely Nancy once more