As I was on the high-road
That leads to Miller's Run,
I met my lover Barney
Riding in the sun.
He lifted me so tenderly
And sat me on his mare,
And as we sauntered up the hill
He strove to woo me there.

A bonny house had Barney
And many lands he had,
Of all his wealthy family
He was the only lad.
He courted me so grandly
With many Asigh and moan,
Why could I think of nothing
But — " How long his teeth have grown! "

As I was on the high-road
That leads to Somerset,
I met my lover Sandy
Walking through the wet.
He asked me very shyly
If I would walk a way,
And when I asked him why, he said,
" It's such a lovely day. "

Then all the beauty of the day
Went tingling through my brain;
The high-road seemed a magic thing,
All muddy in the rain.
And as we panted up the hill
And through the soaking grass,
Why could I think of nothing
But — " What darling eyes he has! "