Seventeen come sunday

As I roved out on a may morning
And a may morning right early
I met a maid along the way 
And she was her mammy's darling

Chorus:
With a rue dum day, fol de riddle day
Fol de rol de riddle iddle ay

Her boots were black and her stockings white
And her buckles shone like silver
She had two green sparkling eyes
And her fair hair tipped her shoulder

Where are you going my pretty fair maid
Where are you going my honey
She answered me right modestly
An errand for me mammy

How old are you my pretty fair maid 
How old are you me honey
She answered me right modestly
I'm seventeen come sunday

Would you come to the house when the moon shines bright
When the moon shines bright and clearly
I'll open the door and let you in 
And my daddy shall not hear thee

So I went to the house when the moon shone bright
When the moon shone bright and clearly
She opened the door and let me in
Her daddy did not hear me

She took me by the lily-white hand
And led me to the table
Saying there's bread and wine for a soldier lad
Eat as much as you are able

Whe went upstairs to make the bed 
To make it nice and easy
And I went up to tuck her in 
Just to make her nice and comfortable

We laid in bed til the clock struck ten
The trumpets were a-blowing
So I arose, put on my clothes
Saying tis time that I was going

Oh sholdier will you marry me
For now's your chance or never
And if you will not marry me
Then i'm undone for ever

And when you return again
And when will we be married
When cockle shells hear silver bells 
That's when i'll come and marry

So come now all you pretty fair maid 
And take from me this warning
The fife and drum are my delight
I'll be back for your mammy in the morning!

Traditional
By thanks to baron connall evanson of the harts