Oh give attention, you pretty maidens,
A tale of love I will here unfold,
And you will say, when the same is mentioned,
’Tis as sad a story as ever yet was told;
Miles Weatherhill was a brisk young weaver,
And at Todmorden did happy dwell,
He fell in love with a pretty maiden,
The parson’s servant named Sarah Bell.
It was at Todmorden where these true lovers,
At the parson’s house, tales of love did tell,