Down by the Salley Gardens

Down by the Salley Gardens　　　　　　
My love and I did meet　　　　　　　
She passed the Salley Gardens　　　　
With little snow-white feet　　　　　

She bid me take love easy　　　　　
As the leaves grow on the tree　　　
But I being young and foolish　　　　
With her would not agree　　　　　　　

In a field by the river　　　
My love and I did stand　　　　　　　
And on my leaning shoulder　　　　　
She laid her snow-white hand　　　

She bid me take life easy　　　　　
As the grass grows on the weirs　　　
But I was young and foolish　　　　
And now am full of tears　

"Down by the Salley Gardens "
Lyrics by William Butler Yeats (1865-1939)