Somewhere a girl is walking, dressed in snow-white
She's the most beautiful across the land
One day the old king calls for her
He wants her to be his wife, but she says:
I won't be the king's, I won't
I'd rather go away, go away
I'll never come back, come back
I won't be the king's, I won't
I'd rather go away, go away
I'll never come back, come back
Somewhere a girl is walking, dressed in black
Her face is pale, she can't talk
One day the old king calls for her
Where could you go, my beautiful daughter? Come to me!
I won't be the king's, I won't
I'd rather go away, go away
I'll never come back, come back
I won't be the king's, I won't
I'd rather go away, go away
I'll never come back, come back
Somewhere a girl is not going anywhere
She was buried in great secrecy
One day the old king calls for her
He's horribly angry, if she won't come, what else can he do?
I won't be the king's, I won't
I'd rather go away, go away
I'll never come back, come back
I won't be the king's, I won't
I'd rather go away, go away
I'll never come back, come back
Ooh, somehow it's good that it happened that way
Ooh, somehow it's good that it happened that way