Sweet England lyrics

As I was a-walking one morning in spring

To see the green fields, hear the colley bird sing

I met a young lady a-making her mourn

Oh, I am a stranger and a long way from home

I came from sweet England with mother and dad

We thought in America all might be had

Of gold and silver and riches galore

And never need hunger in poverty more

But alas, for sweet England! my father is dead

And mother can earn but a little for bread

And I weep as I gaze o'er the far distant main

For a fine ship to take me to England again

I've an aunt in the country, she lives all alone

She'd welcome and love me as I were her own

I'd nurse her in sickness and tend her in pain

And thank God I was back in sweet England again

And it's all to be back in sweet England again

• Artist:Shirley Collins
• Album:Sweet England