Now as I was a -walk
ing on a May morning,
And sat down by
a tall lofty tree,
For to hear two lovers talk
and hear what they'd got to say,
And to find out something
more about courting.
And if T stands for Thomas,
I suppose,
J -O -N stands for John,
and it's W -E -N -M stand
s for my sweet William,
because he is a clever young man.
Come and sit down with me,
together on the grass,
sit down on the grass so very green.
It's a long three quarters of a year,
darling dear,
since together you and I have been seen.
And it's T stands for Thomas
I suppose, J -O
-N stands for John,
and it's W -E -N -M stand
s for my sweet William,
because he is a clever young man.
No, I'll not sit with you
together on the grass,
not now nor at any other time,
for I heard you were in love
with another pretty girl,
and your heart wasn't any longer mine.
And his T stands for Thomas,
suppose.
J -O -N stands for John.
And his W -E -N -M stand
s for my sweet William,
because he is a clever young man.
Oh, then I'll go and climb a lofty,
lofty tree
And I'll rob a small bird of its nest
And if ever I should then come
down without having a foe
I'll get married to the lass I love best
And his T stands for Thomas,
suppose,
J -O -N stands for John
And his W -E -N -M stand
s for my sweet William
Be cause he is a clever young man
Oh, then I'll go and climb
a taller tree than that
And I'll hurry a far richer nest
And if ever I should then come
down without having a fall
I'll get married to the lad I love best
And his T stands for Thomas,
I suppose
J -O -N stands for John
And it's W -E -N -M stand
s for my sweet William
Because he is a clever young man
And his T stands for Thomas,
I suppose J -O -N stands for John
And it's W -E -N -M,
stands for My Sweet William
Because he is a clever young man
Because he is a clever young man