Ploughboy Lads

When she was only sixteen years

A beauty she was wearing

Ah little, little did she think

That she'd be soon a-grievins oh oh

For the ploughboys lads are gay braw lads

They'll court you and deceive you

Oh they'll take all and they'll gang awas

And leave the lasses grievins oh oh

If she'd stayed home when she was told

And done her mammy's bidden oh

She'd not be sitting by yon fireside

Singin' hush abye my baby, oh oh

Hush a-bye, she's your ma

But the Lord knows who's your daddy oh

So maids take care and ye beware of the young

man in the gloamin' oh oh