In Amsterdam there dwelt a maid,
Ch: Mark well what I do say;
In Amsterdam there dwelt a maid,
And she was mistress of her trade.
Ch: And I'll go no more a-roving
With you, fair maid,
A-roving, a-roving,
Since roving's been my ru-i-n,
I'll go no more a-roving,
With you, fair maid.
Her cheeks was red, her eyes was brown,
Ch: Mark well what I do say;
Her cheeks was red, her eyes was brown,
Her hair like glow-worms hanging down.
Ch: And I'll go no more a-roving
With you, fair maid,
A-roving, a-roving,
Since roving's been my ru-i-n,
I'll go no more a-roving,
With you, fair maid.