Sovay Sovay all on a day

She dressed herself in man's array

With a brace of pistols all by her side

To meet her true love, to meet her true love, she ride



As she was riding over the plain

She met her true love and bid him on his hand

she said stop

``Stand and deliver, come sir,'' she said

``And If an you do not, and if an you do not, I'll shoot you dead''



He delivered up his golden store

And still she craved for one thing more

``That diamond ring, that diamond ring that I see you wear

Oh hand it over, oh hand it over, and your life I'll spare''



``That diamond ring I wouldn't part

For it's a token from me sweetheart

You shoot and be damned you rogue" said he

"And you'll be hanged and you'll be hanged for murdering me''



Next morning in the garden green

Young Sophie and her love were seen

He spied his watch hanging by her clothes

Which made him blush lads, which made him blush lads like any rose



``Why do you blush you silly thing

I thought to have that diamond ring

Twas I who robbed you all on the plain

So here's your gold, so here's your gold and your watch again''

``I only did it for to know

If you were be a man or no

If you had given me that ring she said

I'd have pulled the trigger I'd pulled the trigger and shot you dead''