Lovely Annie
Source: Where The Linnets Sings (2026)
Location: Track 21
As I went a walking one fine summer’s day,
I spied lovely Annie a making her hay.
And as she moved onward, the grass by her side,
Through a glimpse in the bushes my Annie I spied.
I went to the North Highlands to work by the day,
And when I returned, she was married and away.
Though she swore to be constant, both loyal and true,
But now she has gone and left me, oh, what will I do?
Far better transported, far better for aye,
My mind turns to madness when Annie’s away.
She was my first and false true-love, and but lately I knew,
That the fonder I loved her, the falser she grew.
Some people maintain that love has me led blind.
My master he threatens to have me confined,
That he’ll send me to Bedlam, place me in strong chains.
For your sake, lovely Annie, I suffer those pains.
Come all you young fellows, take a warning from me,
And never build your nest on the top of a tree.
For the green leaves will wither, and the roots will decay,
Like a false-hearted maiden they will soon fall away.