William Taylor

1. Thirty couple at the wedding,
All were dressed in rich array.
'Stead of William being married,
He was pressed and sent away.

2. She dressed up in man's apparel,
Man's apparel she put on,
And she followed her true lover;
For to find him she is gone. 

3. Then the Captain stepped up to her,
Asking her, "What brought you here?"
"I am come to seek my true love,
Whom I lately loved so dear."

4. If you've come to see your true love,
Tell me what his name may be.
"0, his name is William Taylor,
From the Irish ranks came he."

5. "You rise early tomorrow morning,
You rise at the break of day;
There you'll see your true love William,
Walking with a lady gay."

6. She rose early the very next morning,
She rose up at break of day.
There she saw her true love William
Walking with a lady gay.

7. Sword and pistol then she ordered
To be brought at her command;
And she shot her true love William,
With the bride at his right hand. 

8. If young folks in Wells or London
Were served the same as she served he,
Then young girls would not be undone:
Very scarce young men would be!