Sovay Sovay all on a day
She dressed herself in man's array
With a brace of pistols all by her side
To meet her [bad word] love, to meet her [bad word] love, she ride

She was riding over the plain
She met her [bad word] love ring on his hand
she said stop
``Stand and [bad word] sir,'' she said
``And If you do not, and if you do not, your life i'll have''
``And If you do not, and if you do not, your life i'll have''

He honored her his gold in store
And yet she craved for one thing more
``That diamond, that diamond ring that I see you wear
Oh hand it over, oh hand it over, and your life I'll spare''

``That diamond ring I wouldn't part
For it's a token from my sweetheart
You shoot and be damned you rogue" said he
"And you'll be hanged you will be hanged for murdering me''

Next morning in her garden green
Young Sovay and her [bad word] love were seen
He spied his watch hanging from her cloak
Which made him blush less, which made him blush less like any rose
Which made him blush less, which made him blush less like any rose

``Why do you blush you silly thing
I thought to have had your diamond ring
Twas I who robbed you all on the plain
So here's your gold, so here's your gold and your watch again''
So here's your gold, so here's your gold and your watch again''

``I only did it for to know
If you would be a man or no
If you had given me that ring she said
I'd have pulled the trigger I'd pulled the trigger and shot you dead'