I Never Will Marry
One morning I rambled down by the seashore
The wind it did whistle, and the waters did roar
I heard a fair maiden make a pitiful sound
It sounded so lonesome in the waters around
I never will marry, I'll be no man's wife
I expect to live single all the days of my life
My love's gone and left me, he's the one I adore
He's gone where I never will see him any more
The shells in the ocean shall be my deathbed
The fish in deep waters swim over my head
Then she plunged her fair body in the water so deep
She closed up her blue eyes, forever to sleep
Lyrics from the Mountain Music for Everyone Collection, a database of nearly 400 traditional songs common in bluegrass and old-time circles. The collection is provided by the Abbott family, which also offers books and CDs aimed at providing a path to playing by ear, songbooks, and play-along CDs for learning these traditional songs. Visit www.PlayingByEar.com for more.

