—Monton, Lancashire (Miss Dendy).
Sally Waters, Sally Waters,
Come rise if you can,
Come rise in the morning,
All for a young man.
First to the east, then to the west,
Then to the bonny lass that you love best.
Now, Sally, you are married,
I hope you’ll agree,
Seven years at afterwards, seven years ago,
And now they are parted with a kiss and a blow.
—Monton, Lancashire (Miss Dendy).
The last two lines were supplied by a girl in a very poor district of Manchester (note by Miss Dendy).
Rise, Sally Walker, rise, if you can,
Rise, Sally Walker, and follow your gueedman,
Choose to the east, and choose to the west,
Choose to the one that you love best.
There is a couple married in joy,
First a girl and then a boy,
Seven years after, seven years to come.
—Rosehearty (Rev. W. Gregor).