When I was a bachelor, airy and young, I followed the roving trade,
                                                   
And the only harm that ever I done, was courting a servant maid.
                                              
I courted her all summer long, and part of the winter, too
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And many's the time I rolled my love 
                      
all over the foggy dew dew dew.
                  
all over the foggy dew
One night as I lay in my bed 
A-taking my pleasant sleep 
This pretty young maid she came to me 
And bitterly she did weep 
She tore her hair and [bad word] her hands 
Saying oh what shall I do? 
For tonight I've resolved to sleep with you 
For fear of the foggy dew, dew, dew 
For fear of the foggy dew

All in the first part of that night 
We rolled in sport and play 
And in the latter part of that night 
She in my arms did lay 
And when broad daylight did appear 
She cried, I am undone 
Ah hold your tongue, you silly young girl 
For the foggy dew is gone, gone, gone 
For the foggy dew is gone

Supposing you should have a child 
It would make you laugh and smile 
And suppose you had another one
It would make you think awhile 
And suppose you had another one 
And another one or two 
It would make you leave off them foolish young tricks 
And think on the foggy dew, dew, dew 
And think on the foggy dew

I love that girl with all my heart 
She's as dear as my lovely life 
But in the latter part of the year 
She became another man's wife 
But I've never told him of her faults 
And I'm damned if ever I'll do 
But many's the time as she winks and smiles 
I think on the foggy dew, dew, dew 
I think on the foggy dew