| 1. | 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 did not agree. |
| 2. | In a field by the river my love and I did stand, And on my leaning shoulder she placed 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. |
| 3. | 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 did not agree. |
