As I was a -walkin'
from Broadway to Glasgow
As I was a -walkin' one fine
summer's day
Who should I meet but a fair pretty damsel
As we were walkin' along the highway
I said, are you going,
my fair pretty damsel,
where are you going along the highway?
She said, I'm going away up to Glasgow,
can I walk with you along the highway?
Well we walked and we talked on together,
till we came to an old elder tree.
There we sat down
and I sat down beside her
And that's how I come now, Jack,
I love the game
I said, my young lady,
are you fond of gaming?
For I know a game
I am sure you could learn
The game it is called,
well the game of all fours now,
I took out my pack
and I played the first turn.
Well she cut the cards
and she dealt out the pack then,
I threw the deuce
and then she threw the queen.
She led off her race
and she stole me, Jack, from me
And that's how she come now, Jack,
I love the game
She says, will you play a bit longer?
Oh no, I am weary and tired as well
But I say, young lady,
well, I'll let you beat me
If we can play that game over again
Oh, will you be this way tomorrow?
Oh, will you be here,
all along the highway?
I promise you that I will be here tomorrow
And so we can play the game over again
As I was a -walkin'
from Broadway to Glasgow
As I was a -walkin' one fine summer's day
T 'was there that I met
with a fair pretty damsel
As we were walking along the highway