Who stole the heart of my bonnie laddie?
All alone and alone-io
And left me another lad in his body
Down where I cannot go
Down where I cannot follow

Who stole the light from my laddie's eyes
All alone and alone-io
And left me another lad in disguise?
Down where I cannot go
Down where I cannot follow

And who stole the words from my laddie's tongue
All alone and alone-io
And left me a rickle of skin and bone?
Down where I cannot go
Down where I cannot follow

Who stole today? Who stole tomorrow?
And left me with nothing
With nothing but doom and sorrow
But doom and sorrow

I know the name of the fire thief
All alone and alone-eo
But you can't grow a tree from a fallen leaf
Down where I cannot go
Down where I cannot go
Down where I cannot follow

Down where I cannot...