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 

As she was riding over the plain 
She met her [bad word] love and bid him on his hand 
she said stop 
``Stand and [bad word] sir,'' she said 
``And If an you do not, and if an you do not, I'll shoot you dead'' 

He delivered up his golden store 
And still she craved for one thing more 
``That diamond ring, 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 me sweetheart 
You shoot and be damned you rogue" said he 
"And you'll be hanged and you'll be hanged for murdering me'' 

Next morning in the garden green 
Young Sophie and her love were seen 
He spied his watch hanging by her clothes 
Which made him blush lads, which made him blush lads like any rose 

``Why do you blush you silly thing 
I thought to have that 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'' 
``I only did it for to know 
If you were 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''