See how those London lights are shining,
Through the frost and falling snow
Sleep on, sleep on, my blue-eyed treasure
Oh, your mother's got nowhere to go
Oh, once a young man learned to love me
And he taught me to do the same
And now, oh, now, he's gone and left me
And on my brow, there's written shame
See how my sisters they despise me
And my brothers do the same
For father says he will not own me
And my mother hangs her head in shame
Oh, Mother! Oh, Mother, please forgive me
Take me in your heart once more
Although you've turned me from your bosom
Please don't turn me from your door
Although my clothes are going ragged
Still they'll keep my baby warm
Sleep on, sleep on, my blue-eyed treasure
Oh, our wandering days will soon be done