She's Like The Swallow lyrics

Song information

Artist: Cara Dillon
Album: Cara Dillon

Lyrics

She's like a swallow that flies so high
She's like a river that never runs dry
She's like the sunshine on the lee shore
She loves her love and love's no more

'Tis out in the garden this fair maid did go
A picking the beautiful primrose
The more she plucked the more she pulled
Until she's got her apron full

She climbed on yonder hill above
To give a rose unto her love
She gave him one, she gave him three
She gave her heart for company

And as they sat on yonder hill
His heart grew hard, so harder still
He has two hearts instead of one
She says, young man what have you done

T'was out of those roses she made a bed
A stoney pillow for her head
She laid her down no word she spoke
For this fair maiden's heart was broke

How foolish, foolish you must be
To think I loved no one but thee
This world 's not made for one alone
I take delight in everyone

[from http://lyrics.doheth.co.uk]

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