The Wild Rippling Water

Lyrics for The Wild Rippling Water

As I went a-walkin' and a-ramblin' one day I met a fair couple a-makin' their way And one was a lady and a fair one was she And the other was a cowboy and a brave one was he And the other was a cowboy and a brave one was he "Where are you goin', my pretty fair maid?" "Just down by the river, just down by the shade Just down by the river, just down by the spring See the wild ripplin' water, hear the nightingale sing See the wild ripplin' water, hear the nightingale sing" They hadn't been there but an hour or so Till out of his satchel drew fiddle and bow He played a tune that made the woods ring She said, "Hark, hark, hear the nightingale sing" She said, "Hark, hark, hear the nightingale sing" She said, "Dear cowboy, will you marry me?" "Oh no, my little maiden, that never can be I've a wife in Arizona and a lady is she One wife on a cow ranch is a-plenty for me One wife on a cow ranch is a-plenty for me" "I'm goin' out to Mexico, I'll stay about a year I'll drink red wine, I'll drink lots of beer If I ever return it will be in the spring To see waters glide and hear nightingale sing To see waters glide and hear nightingale sing" Come all you young ladies, take a warnin' by me Don't place your affection in a cowboy so free He'll go and leave you like minded me Leave you to rock cradle, sing bye, oh baby Leave you to rock cradle, sing bye, oh baby