Fourteen days now I have been running From a prison far from here To my lover I must go now To live without her I cannot bear I was a poor man in search of labor The days had ended down in the mines For stealing silver I was imprisoned There was no work here to be found I robbed a rich man of his purse of money To pay the rent to feed a poor mouth I was trembling as I drew the dagger Oh my God, what have I done? They caught and bound me, mocked and scorned me And said my true love I'd see no more Into the darkness I did stumble But I escaped from that den of woe Now I must find her, ma belle Louise If you should see her, say this for me "Please forgive me, and when I find you I'll take you far away from here"