Verse 1: G D My love said to me G D My mother won't mind G D And me father won't slight you G D For your lack of kind G D Then she stepped away from me G D And this she did say G D "It will not be long, love G D Till our wedding day"
Verse 2: G D She stepped away from me G D And she moved through the fair G D And fondly I watched her G D Move here and move there G D And she went her way homeward G D With one star awake G D As the swans in the evening G D Move over the lake Verse 3: G D The people were saying G D No two e'er were wed G D But one has a sorrow G D That never was said G D And she smiled as she passed me G D With her goods and her gear G D And that was the last G D That I saw of my dear. Verse 4: G D I dreamed it last night G D That my true love came in G D So softly she entered G D Her feet made no din G D She came close beside me G D And this she did say G D "It will not be long, love G D Till our wedding day."