Farewell to cold winter, summer's come at last Nothing have I gained but my true love I have lost I'll sing and I'll be happy like the birds upon the tree For since he deceived me I care no more for he
Let him go, let him tarry, let him sink or let him swim He doesn't care for me nor I don't care for him He can go and get another that I hope he will enjoy For I am going to marry a far nicer boy
He wrote me a letter saying he was very bad I sent him back an answer saying I was awful glad He wrote to me another saying he was well and strong But I care no more about him than the ground he walks upon
Let him go, let him tarry, let him sink or let him swim He doesn't care for me nor I don't care for him He can go and get another that I hope he will enjoy For I am going to marry a far nicer boy
Some of his friends had a good kind wish for me Others of his friends they could hang me on a tree But soon I'll let them see my love, and soon I'll let them know That I can get a new sweetheart on any grounds I go
Let him go, let him tarry, let him sink or let him swim He doesn't care for me nor I don't care for him He can go and get another that I hope he will enjoy For I am going to marry a far nicer boy
He can go to his old mother now and set her mind at ease I hear she is an old, old woman, very hard to please It's slighting me and talking ill is what she's always done Because that I was courting her great big ugly son
Let him go, let him tarry, let him sink or let him swim He doesn't care for me nor I don't care for him He can go and get another that I hope he will enjoy For I am going to marry a far nicer boy