The trees they grow tall, the grass is growing green; Many a cold and winter night that I alone have been It is a cold and cruel night when I must lie alone The Bonny Boy is young, but he is growing Oh! father, dear father I think you done me wrong To go and get me married to one who is so young For he is only sixteen years and I am twenty-one The bonny boy is young but he's growing Oh! daughter, dear daughter, I did not do you wrong For I have married you to a rich man's son And he shall be a match for thee when I am dead and gone He is young, but he is daily growing Oh! father, dear father, I'll tell you what I'll do; I'll send the boy to college for another year or two; And all around his college cap, I'll bind a ribbon blue For to let the ladies know that he's married A year it went by and I passed the college wall And saw the young collegians a-playing at the ball; Amidst them was my own true love, the fairest of them all He was young but he was daily growing At the age of sixteen he was a married man And at the age of seventeen he was the father of a son At the age of eighteen, his grave had all grown green; And the death put an end to his growing I'll make my love a shroud of ornamental brown; And whilst I am a making it, the tears they will run down; For once I had my own love, now he's lying low And I'll nurse his bonny boy while he's growing
[00:11.989]The trees they grow tall, the grass is growing green; [00:19.123]Many a cold and winter night that I alone have been [00:26.865]It is a cold and cruel night when I must lie alone [00:34.490]The Bonny Boy is young, but he is growing [00:45.385]Oh! father, dear father I think you done me wrong [00:52.978]To go and get me married to one who is so young [01:01.313]For he is only sixteen years and I am twenty-one [01:08.265]The bonny boy is young but he's growing [01:19.936]Oh! daughter, dear daughter, I did not do you wrong [01:27.378]For I have married you to a rich man's son [01:34.958]And he shall be a match for thee when I am dead and gone [01:43.828]He is young, but he is daily growing [01:54.510]Oh! father, dear father, I'll tell you what I'll do; [02:01.475]I'll send the boy to college for another year or two; [02:09.235]And all around his college cap, I'll bind a ribbon blue [02:16.711]For to let the ladies know that he's married [02:28.906]A year it went by and I passed the college wall [02:35.858]And saw the young collegians a-playing at the ball; [02:43.455]Amidst them was my own true love, the fairest of them all [02:51.817]He was young but he was daily growing [03:03.296]At the age of sixteen he was a married man [03:10.176]And at the age of seventeen he was the father of a son [03:17.552]At the age of eighteen, his grave had all grown green; [03:26.476]And the death put an end to his growing [03:37.224]I'll make my love a shroud of ornamental brown; [03:44.270]And whilst I am a making it, the tears they will run down; [03:52.355]For once I had my own love, now he's lying low [04:00.073]And I'll nurse his bonny boy while he's growing
