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

by W. S. Gilbert

Hey, willow waly O!

Money, I despise it,

But many people prize it,

Hey, willow waly O!

She.Gentle sir, although to marry I design—

(Hey, but he's hopeful, willow, willow waly!)

As yet I do not know you, and so I must decline.

Hey, willow waly O!

To other maidens go you—

As yet I do not know you,