I've heard them lilting
  At are? you milking
  And I've heard them lilting
  Before light a-day
  
  Now they are mourning
  For all time a-lilting
  The flowers of the forest
  Are all ?wean? away
  
  Sad they for the order
  That sent them to the border
  The English by guile
  For once won the day
  
  Now they are mourning
  For all time a-lilting
  The flowers of the forest
  Are all ?wean? away
  
  I've heard them lilting
  ?At are? you milking
  And I've heard them lilting
  Before light a-day
  
  Now they are mourning
  For all time a-lilting
  The flowers of the forest
  Are all ?wean? away