As I went a-walkin'nDown by the seashorenA wind did whistlenAnd the water did roarnI met a young womannMade a pitiful crynSaid I never will marrynFor the days of my life.nThe shells in the oceannWill be my deathbednThe fish in deep waternWill swim over my headnI never will marry.nI'll be no man's wife.nAnd tend to live singlenAll the days of my life.nAs I went a-walkin'nDown by the seashorenThe wind there did whistlenAnd the water did roar.