The Bab Ballads, with Which Are Included Songs of a Savoyard

by W. S. Gilbert

[WILLOW WALY!]

He.Prithee, pretty maiden—prithee, tell me true

(Hey, but I'm doleful, willow, willow waly!)

Have you e'er a lover a-dangling after you?

Hey, willow waly O!

I would fain discover

If you have a lover?

Hey, willow waly O!

She.Gentle sir, my heart is frolicsome and free—