Pretty Saro (Traditional) Performer(s): Judy Collins; and various other artists
Down in some lone valley In a lonesome place Where the wild birds do whistle And their notes do increase Farewell pretty Saro I bid you adieu But I'll dream of pretty Saro Wherever I go
My love, she won't have me So I understand She wants a freeholder Who owns house and land I cannot maintain her With silver and gold Nor buy all the fine things That a big house can hold
If I were a merchant And could write a fine hand I'd write my love a letter That she'd understand I'd write it by the river Where the waters o'er- flow And I'll dream of pretty Saro Wherever I go
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