When I was a young girl, in the year 1822
I used to seek pleasure, ooh
When I was a young girl, ooh, I used to drink ale
Out of the ale house down into the jail house, oh
And out of the barroom and down to my, my grave
Please send for the preacher to come and sit by me
And send for the doctor to heal all my wounds
My poor head is aching, my sad heart is breaking
My body's salvating and hell is my doom
Please send for my mama and send for my papa
To come and sit by me, and pity my case
My poor head is aching, my sad heart is breaking
Oh, it's breaking, my body is salvating and hell is my doom
One morning, one morning, one morning
One morning, one morning in May
One morning, one morning, one morning
One morning, one morning in May
One morning, one morning, one morning
One morning, yeah, in May
I saw this young lady all wrapped in white linen
All wrapped up in white linen and called out the plague