Now come all you innocent lassies, and listen to my rhyme It's concerning of a fair one, and her name it was Caroline She had two red and rosey cheeks, admired by all around And they called her blooming Caroline, from Edinburgh town Now young Henry being a healing man, to court Caroline he came And when her parents heard of it, they were angry at the same One night he came to his true love, and this to her did say Rise up young blooming Caroline, and we will run away And we will go to Dublin, to Dublin with a great speed, Where there we will be married, live happy there indeed. But they hadn't been long in Dublin, oh scarce but one half year When Henry, cruel Henry, he began to prove severe He said go you and see you friends that oft time on me frowned Make no delay but go straight way, to Edinburgh town She says now dearest Henry, oh what now have I done Oh Henry dearest Henry, you know that you have my heart won But she bundled up her costly robes, the stairs came tripping down And away went blooming Caroline, to Edinburgh town Young Caroline grew hungry, as I'll unfold to you For to pluck such fruit as blackberries, that on the bushes grew Some people they do pity her, while others on her frown, And some will say what made you stray from Edinburgh town But she leaned her back against an oak, and she began to cry, As she watched the ships and aide de camps, as they went passing by She took off her cloak and bonnet, and laid them on the shore, And in a note these lines she wrote, young Caroline's no more, For she's in the deep and fast asleep, the small fish they watch round, To devour the body of young Caroline from Edinburgh town
Now come all you innocent lassies, and listen to my rhyme
It's concerning of a fair one, and her name it was Caroline
She had two red and rosey cheeks, admired by all around
And they called her blooming Caroline, from Edinburgh town
Now young Henry being a healing man, to court Caroline he came
And when her parents heard of it, they were angry at the same
One night he came to his true love, and this to her did say
Rise up young blooming Caroline, and we will run away
And we will go to Dublin, to Dublin with a great speed,
Where there we will be married, live happy there indeed.
But they hadn't been long in Dublin, oh scarce but one half year
When Henry, cruel Henry, he began to prove severe
He said go you and see you friends that oft time on me frowned
Make no delay but go straight way, to Edinburgh town
She says now dearest Henry, oh what now have I done
Oh Henry dearest Henry, you know that you have my heart won
But she bundled up her costly robes, the stairs came tripping down
And away went blooming Caroline, to Edinburgh town
Young Caroline grew hungry, as I'll unfold to you
For to pluck such fruit as blackberries, that on the bushes grew
Some people they do pity her, while others on her frown,
And some will say what made you stray from Edinburgh town
But she leaned her back against an oak, and she began to cry,
As she watched the ships and aide de camps, as they went passing by
She took off her cloak and bonnet, and laid them on the shore,
And in a note these lines she wrote, young Caroline's no more,
For she's in the deep and fast asleep, the small fish they watch round,
To devour the body of young Caroline from Edinburgh town