When I was a young girl I used to see pleasure
When I was a young girl I used to drink ale
Out of the ale house, down into the jail house
My body salve-aided and [bad word] is my doom
 [bad word] mama come papa and sit you down by me [bad word] sit you down by me and pity my case
My poor head is aching my sad heart is breaking
My body salve-aided and [bad word] is my doom

Please send for the preacher [bad word] and pray for me
And send for the doctor to heal all my wounds
My poor head is aching my sad heart is breaking
My body salve-aided and I'm bound to die

One morning, one morning, one morning in May,
I saw this young lady all wrapped in white linnen
All wrapped in white linnen
and called out "the plague"