Sovay Sovay all on a day She dressed herself in man's array With a brace of pistols all by her side To meet her true love, to meet her true love, she ride
She was riding over the plain She met her true love ring on his hand she said stop ``Stand and deliver, come sir,'' she said ``And If you do not, and if you do not, your life i'll have'' ``And If you do not, and if you do not, your life i'll have''
He honored her his gold in store And yet she craved for one thing more ``That diamond, that diamond ring that I see you wear Oh hand it over, oh hand it over, and your life I'll spare''
``That diamond ring I wouldn't part For it's a token from my sweetheart You shoot and be damned you rogue" said he "And you'll be hanged you will be hanged for murdering me''
Next morning in her garden green Young Sovay and her true love were seen He spied his watch hanging from her cloak Which made him blush less, which made him blush less like any rose Which made him blush less, which made him blush less like any rose
``Why do you blush you silly thing I thought to have had your diamond ring Twas I who robbed you all on the plain So here's your gold, so here's your gold and your watch again'' So here's your gold, so here's your gold and your watch again''
``I only did it for to know If you would be a man or no If you had given me that ring she said I'd have pulled the trigger I'd pulled the trigger and shot you dead'