Sovay, Sovay, all on a day

She dressed herself in man's array

With a brace of pistols all at her side

To meet her true love

To meet her true love

Away she rides

As she was galloping on the plain

She met her true love and bid him stand

"Stand and deliver, young man" she said

"And if you do not

And if 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 I see you wear

Oh, hand it over

Hand it over

And your life I'll spare"

"From my diamond ring I would not part

For it's a token from my sweetheart

Shoot and be damned, you rogue" said he

"And you'll be hanged then

And you'll be hanged then

For murdering me"

Next morning in the garden green

Young Sovay and her true love were seen

He spied his watch hanging from her clothes

Which made him blush lads

Which made him blush lads

Like any rose

"Why do you blush, you silly young thing?

I thought to have that diamond ring

'Twas I who robbed you all on that plain

So here's your gold, love

Here's your gold

And your watch and chain"

"I only did it for to know

If you would be a man or no

If you had given me that ring" she said

"I'd have pulled the trigger

Pulled the trigger

And shot you dead"