The Baffled Knight Unknown Artist

As I strolled out one bright new morn
All under the new-mown hay-a
I there did espy a fair pretty maid
Under the new-mown hay-a
Under the new-mown hay-a

I asked of her to lay her down
All under the new-mown hay-a
But the answer that she gave to me
Was young man leave me alone-a
Young man leave me alone-a

For there is a dew that is on the grass
Will spoil my cambric gown-a
And it cost my father into his purse
Many a pound and crown-a
Many a pound and crown

He says there is a wind that blows from the north
Will blow the dew away-a
And I will lay my riding cloak
Under the new-mown hay-a
Under the new-mown hay-a

Oh if you come to my father's garden
It is walled all around-a
There you can have my maidenhead
And thirty thousand pound-a
Thirty thousand pound-a