There She Stands, A Lovely Creature

1. There she stands, a lovely creature,
Who she is, I do not know;
I have caught her for her beauty,
Let her answer, yes or no. 

2. Madam, I have gold and silver,
Lady I have house and land,
Lady, I have ships on the ocean,
All I have is at your command.

3. "What care I for your gold and silver,
What care I for your houses and lands,
What care I for your ships on the ocean -
All I want is a nice young man."



"This pretty song has been recited to us by informants of the most cultivated class, and, on the other hand, we have seen it played as a round by the very 'Arabs of the street,' in words identically the same.  It is an old English song, which has been fitted for a ring-game by the composition of an additional verse, to allow the selection of a partner."
  
Published in “Games and Songs of American Children," collected and compared by W.W. Newell, 1883.