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Title
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Aaron's lovely home
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Singer
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Harvey, Henry [Wassail]
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Song Lyrics
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Verse 1
When I was young and in my prime -
My age was twenty one,
Then I became a servant
Unto a gentleman;
I served him true and honest,
And that it is well known,
Till cruelly, they banished me
From Aaron's lovely home.
Verse 2
'Twas in her father's garden,
All in the month of June,
His daughter she came to me,
In youth and beauty's bloom;
She says - 'My dearest William,
If along with me you'll roam,
I will not grieve for those I leave,
At Aaron's lovely home.'
Verse 3
'Twas on that night I gave consent,
Which proved my overthrow,
To leave her father's garden
And with the maid to go;
The moon was shining bright and fair,
From the garden we did roam,
And we thought that we had got safe away
From Aaron's lovely home.
Verse 4
But to my great misfortune,
As you shall quickly hear,
In two or three days after,
Her father did appear;
They marched me off to Warwick gaol,
In the county of Tyrone,
And there I was transported
From Aaron's lovely home.
Verse 5
The prison van came to the gate,
To take us all away,
My true love she came up to me,
And unto me did say -
'Cheer up your heart, be not dismayed,
For you I'll ne'er disown,
So do not grieve for those you leave,
In Aaron's lovely home.'
Verse 6
When I received my sentence,
It grieved my heart full sore,
But leaving my own true love then
It grieved me ten times more;
There are seven strong links all in this chain,
And seven years must I roam,
With the iron band upon my hand
From Aaron's lovely home.
Verse 7
Adieu unto old England,
For the space of seven long years,
And those I leave behind me,
Are wailing in their tears;
And if ever once I do return,
I never more will roam,
But bid adieu to all my friends
At Aaron's lovely home.
