When I woke I thought of you, Looked out of the window at this familiar view, I watched the kites fly high above the steeples And the washing lines that float With sailor's clothes. When I woke I thought of you
In the vale there's a meadow Where a rare flower grows, Oh Mary, won't you be my girl
When the land falls away And the sea there lies rolling, Oh Mary, it's a simple world
When your headscarf falls like this And the sunlight's on your lips, Oh Mary, won't you be my girl
I took a walk down to the parson's house, Met the cooper and the priest on the way there, They pointed up to the woods for you. Oh Mary, I'll find you somewhere