I heard a maid making her moan;

Said, Saw ye my father? Or saw ye my mother?

Or saw ye my brother John?

Or saw ye the lad that I love best,

And his name it is Sweet William?

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‘I saw not your father, I saw not your mother,

Nor saw I your brother John;

But I saw the lad that ye love best,

And his name it is Sweet William.’