When first to London town I came

I took my lodging all at some inn

For full five months I did remain

But being a stranger I fell in danger

Doing so doing so

The landlord had a daughter fair

She was a beauty I do declare

In her bedchamber I dared not go

But being a stranger I fell in danger

Doing so doing so

She'd ruby lips and she'd eyes of blue

They caused me to love her so

I kissed her lips her bosom too

But being a stranger I fell in danger

Doing so doing so

All in the grove my seed was sown

All in the grove where grew no green

The more I kissed her

This girl being young

The more I kissed her her eyes did glister

Like the rising of the sun

The seeds of love they grew apace

The tears they blossomed all on her face

All for to reap it I would not stay

But being a stranger I fell in danger

Ran away I ran away

Now when nine long months

They were gone and past

This pretty girl had her babe at last

She must keep it like it was her own

And reap the seeds I myself have sown

Doing so doing so