'Twas early in the morning, a morning of May,
A soldier and a lassie was wauking astray;
Close down in yon meadow, yon meadow brow,
I heard the lass cry, my apron now,

As I was a-walking one morning in May,
A sailor and his true love were walking astray;
Close by in the valley, in yon valley brow,
I heard the lass cry, my apron now,

Chorus (after each verse):
My apron, deary, my apron now,
My belly bears up my apron now,
But I being a young thing, was easy to woo,
Which maks me cry out, my apron now.

Chorus (after each verse):
My apron, deary, my apron now,
My belly bears up my apron now,
But I being a young thing, was easy to woo,
Which maks me cry out, my apron now.

O had I ta'en counsel o' father or mother,
Or had I advised wi' sister or brother,
But I being a young thing and easy to woo,
It maks me cry out, my apron now.

O had I ta'en counsel from father or mother,
Or had I advised wi' sister or brother,
But I being a young thing, was easy to woo,
It maks me cry out, my apron now.

Your apron, deary, I must confess,
Seems something the shorter, tho nae'thing the less;
Then had your tongue, deary, and I will prove true,
And nae mair cry out, your apron now,

Your apron, deary, I must confess,
Seems something the shorter, tho nothing the less;
Hold your tongue, deary, and I will prove true,
And nae more cry out, your apron now,

Last chorus:
Your apron, deary, your apron now,
Your belly bears up your apron now,
Then had your tongue, deary, and I will prove true,
And nae mair cry out, your apron now.

Last chorus:
Your apron, deary, your apron now,
Your belly bears up your apron now,
But hold your tongue, deary, and I will prove true,
And nae more cry out, your apron now.

(repeat first verse)