A nobleman's fair daughter
Came down a narrow lane
And met with Captain Wedderburn
The keeper of the game
Now my pretty fair miss
If it wasn't for the law
You and I in a bed might lie
Roll me over next to the wall
Roll me over next to the wall

Now, my dear good man, she said
Do not be perplexed
Before that you might bed with me
You must answer questions six
Six questions you must answer me
And I will ask them all
And you and I in a bed might lie
Roll me over next to the wall
Roll me over next to the wall

What is rounder than a ring
And higher than the trees?
And what is worse than a woman's curse
And what is deeper than the sea?
Which bird sings first, which one best?
Where does the dew first fall?
And you and I in a bed might lie
Roll me over next to the wall
Roll me over next to the wall

The earth is rounder than a ring
And Heaven is higher than the trees
The devil is worse than a woman's curse
And Hell is deeper than the sea
The lark sings first, the thrush sings best
Earth is where the dew falls
And you and I in a bed must lie
Roll me over next to the wall
Roll me over next to the wall

He takes her by her lily-white hand
And leads her down the hall
And takes her by her slender waist
For fear that she might fall
And lays her on a bed of down
Without a doubt at all
And he and she lie in one bed
Roll me over next to the wall
And she and he lie in one bed
Roll me over next to the wall
Roll me over next to the wall
Roll me over next to the wall