It fell out upon one Martin mass time when snow lay on the borderThere came a troop of soldiers here to take up their winter quartersAnd they rode north and they rode south they rode o'er the borderAnd there they met with a nice little girl and she was a farmer's daughterA-wit me rightful aidle-deedle-aye-dee-daddy-o A-wit me rightful aidle-deedle-aye-dee-daddy-oAnd they made her swear a solemn oath with a salt tear in her eye-oThat she would come to the quarter gates when no one did her spy-oA-wit me rightful aidle-deedle-aye-dee-daddy-o A-wit me rightful aidle-deedle-aye-dee-daddy-oAnd she's gone to the barber's shop to the barber's shop went soon-oMade them cut her long yellow hair as short as any dragoon-oA-wit me rightful aidle-deedle-aye-dee-daddy-o A-wit me rightful aidle-deedle-aye-dee-daddy-oAnd she's gone to the tailor's shop and dresses in soldier's clothes-oTwo long pistols down by her side a nice little boy was she-oA-wit me rightful aidle-deedle-aye-dee-daddy-o A-wit me rightful aidle-deedle-aye-dee-daddy-oAnd she's gone to the quarter gates and loudly she does call-oThere comes a troop of soldiers here and we must have lodgings all-oA-wit me rightful aidle-deedle-aye-dee-daddy-o A-wit me rightful aidle-deedle-aye-dee-daddy-oAnd the quartermaster he comes down he gives her half a crown-oGo find your lodgings in the town for tonight there is no room-oA-wit me rightful aidle-deedle-aye-dee-daddy-o A-wit me rightful aidle-deedle-aye-dee-daddy-oBut she's moved nearer to the gates louder she does call-oOh, room, room, you gentlemen, we must have lodgings all-oA-wit me rightful aidle-deedle-aye-dee-daddy-o A-wit me rightful aidle-deedle-aye-dee-daddy-oAnd the quartermaster he comes down he gives her eighteen pens-oGo find your lodgings in the town for tonight there comes a wench-oA-wit me rightful aidle-deedle-aye-dee-daddy-o A-wit me rightful aidle-deedle-aye-dee-daddy-oAnd she took a whistle from her side blew it loud and shrill-oYou're all very free with your eighteen pens but you're not for the girl at all-oA-wit me rightful aidle-deedle-aye-dee-daddy-o A-wit me rightful aidle-deedle-aye-dee-daddy-oAnd she took the garters from her knees the ribbons from her hair-oTied them around the quarter gates as a token she's been there-oA-wit me rightful aidle-deedle-aye-dee-daddy-o A-wit me rightful aidle-deedle-aye-dee-daddy-oAnd when they found that it was her they tried to have her takenBut she's clapped her spurs to her horse's side she's galloped home-a-way-deeAnd she's clapped her spurs to her horse's side she's galloped home-a-way-deeshe's galloped home-a-way-deeshe's galloped home-a-way-dee