There's not a swain on the plain

Would be bless'd like me oh

Could you but

Could you but

Could you but on me smile

But you appear so severe

That trembling with fear

My heart goes pit- a- pat

Pit- a- pat pit- a- pat all the while

There's not a swain on the plain

Would be bless'd like me oh

Could you but

Could you but

Could you but on me smile

But you appear so severe

That trembling with fear

My heart goes pit- a- pat

Pit- a- pat pit- a- pat all the while

When I cry must I die

You make no reply but look shy

And with a scornful eye

Kill me by your cruelty

Oh can you be

Can you be

Can you be

Can you be

Can you be

Can you be

Can you be

Oh could be

Can you be so hard to me

When I cry must I die

You make no reply but look shy

And with a scornful eye

Kill me by your cruelty

Oh can you be

Can you be

Can you be

Can you be

Can you be

Can you be

Can you be

Can you can you

Can you be so hard to me