Down by the Salley Gardens　　　　　　
　My love and I did meet　　　　　　　
　She passed the Salley Gardens　　　　
　With little snow-white feet　　　　　
　She bid me take love easy　　　　
　As the leaves grow on the tree　　　
　But I being young and foolish　　　　
　With her would not agree　　　　　　　
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　In a field by the river　　　　　　
　My love and I did stand　　　　　　　
　And on my leaning shoulder　　　　　　
　She laid her snow-white hand　　　　
　She bid me take life easy　　　　　
　As the grass grows on the weirs　　
　But I was young and foolish　　　　
　And now am full of tears　　　　　　
　　
　Down by the Salley Gardens　　　　　　
　My love and I did meet　　　　　　　　
　She passed the Salley Gardens　　　　
　With little snow-white feet　　　　　
　She bid me take love easy　　　　　　
　As the leaves grow on the tree　　　
　But I being young and foolish　　　　
　With her would not agree