American Patchwork Quartet - Pretty Saro Lyrics

O, I left my Pretty Saro
And I quit my lover too
And I started for to ramble
This whole wide world through

And When I get tired
I'll lay down and weep
And think of my pretty darling
Wherever I sleep

And it's not this long journey
I'm dreading for to go
Or the country I'm leaving
Or the debts that I owe

There's one thing that grieves me
And troubles my mind
That's leaving my little darling
Way back here behind

Well, I wish I was a turtle dove
Had wings and could fly
I'd fly through Saro's window
Feel the breath of her sigh

And there in those precious arms
All night I would lie
And hold my sweet child forever
Never have to say goodbye