"The Lass With The Bonny Brown Hair" lyrics

One morning as I went a-rovin'
To view the fine flowers in May
I spied a young maiden so comely
Her beauty took my breath away
Her eyes they did sparkly like jewels
They soon had my heart in a snare
Her smile it was brighter than venus
The lass with the bonny brown hair

For a long while we courted together
Till at last we named our wedding day
But one night while we were conversin'
She smilingly to me did say
"I have found one much richer and better
His land and his fortune I'll share
So farewell to you now, and forever."
Said the lass with the bonny brown hair

Oh, if I had the lamp of Aladdin
I would trade it away without care
For to lie in the arms of my sweetheart
The lass with the bonny brown hair

So at length I set sail over the ocean
I was bound for the proud land of Spain
For some singin' and dancin' and pleasure
But I had a heart full of pain
And as the ship sailed from the harbour
I spied my own sweetheart so fair
Quite content in the arms of another
Was the lass with the bonny brown hair

Oh, if I had the lamp of Aladdin
I would trade it away without care
For to lie in the arms of my sweetheart
The lass with the bonny brown hair

So farewell to my friends and relations
Farewell to my dear Irish shore
I'll always sing fondly about you
But perchance I shall see you no more
And when I'm in some distant country
For her I may no longer care
Or perhaps I'll find someone more kinder
Than the lass with the bonny brown hair

Oh, if I had the lamp of Aladdin
I would trade it away without care
For to lie in the arms of my sweetheart
The lass with the bonny brown hair

Oh, if I had the lamp of Aladdin
I would trade it away without care
For to lie in the arms of my sweetheart
The lass with the bonny brown hair
The lass with the bonny brown hair