Let’s join hands, it is too late,
’Tis too late, ’tis too late,
Let’s join hands, it is too late,
My fair lady.
—Tong, Shropshire (Miss R. Harley).
Hark at the robbers going through,
Through, through, through; through, through, through;
Hark at the robbers going through,
My fair lady.
What have the robbers done to you,
You, you, you; you, you, you?
What have the robbers done to you,
My fair lady?
Stole my gold watch and chain,
Chain, chain, chain; chain, chain, chain;
Stole my gold watch and chain,
My fair lady.
How many pounds will set us free,
Free, free, free; free, free, free?
How many pounds will set us free,
My fair lady?
A hundred pounds will set you free,
Free, free, free; free, free, free;
A hundred pounds will set you free,
My fair lady.
We have not a hundred pounds,
Pounds, pounds, pounds; pounds, pounds, pounds;
We have not a hundred pounds,
My fair lady.
Then to prison you must go,
Go, go, go; go, go, go;
Then to prison you must go,
My fair lady.