Kind Fortune

One evening, one evening, one evening in May

Twelve young maidens came out for to play

A regiment of soldiers they chanced to pass by

On one of those ladies the drummer cast his eye

And it's all kind fortune

Said this little drummer to his own comrades

One of those ladies my heart she has won

One of those ladies my heart she has won

And if she denies me I'm surely undone

And it's all hard fortune

So early next morning the drummer he rose

Dressed himself up in his best suit of clothes

With his watch and his fob and his sword in his hand

He went to the lady right down on the strand

And it's all kind fortune

Now he took off his hat and he made a low bow

"Miss, I ask pardon for making so free

Dear honourable lady, my heart you have won

And if you deny me I'm surely undone

That'll be my hard fortune"

"Well, you silly little drummer, now what do you mean?

My father's a captain of honour and fame

I am his daughter, a treasure to he

Do you think I'd tie myself down to slavery?

That'll be your good fortune"

"Well my soul shall go quickly to heaven or hell

For my innocent blood I shall spill

'Tis with me point on I quickly will strike

I'll cut through the innocent threads of my life

That'll be your hard fortune"

"Come back little drummer, I'm here at your will

It's pity your innocent blood for to spill

We'll saddle a horse and to Plymouth we'll go

It's there we'll get married in spite of our foe

And it's all kind fortune"

"And when we are married and all fastened in

What can they say but that we followed the drummer?

And it's all kind fortune"