Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song When I Was a Young Girl, artist - Barbara Dane. Date of issue: 20.12.2018
Song language: English
When I Was a Young Girl |
| When I was a young girl I used to seek pleasure |
| When I was a young girl I used to drink ale |
| Straight out out of the ale house then to jail house |
| Straight out out of the bar house down to my grave |
| Come mama come papa sit yee down by me |
| Sit yee down by me and pity my case |
| My poor head is aching sad heart is breaking |
| My body salivated and I’m bound to die |
| Go send for the preacher to come and pray on me |
| Go send for the doctor to bind up my wounds |
| My poor head is aching my sad heart is breaking |
| My body salve-aded and hell is my home |
| Get six fair young ladies to handle my coffin |
| Six fair young ladies to bare up my body |
| Each of them carrying a bunch of young lilies |
| To put on my coffin as I pass along |
| One morning one morning one morning in may |
| I spy a young lady all wrapped in white linen |
| Wrapped in white linen and cold as the clay |