The high walls of Derry look dismal and grey
And so does lovely Johnny, he is now going away
He is going to bonnie Scotland some sweetheart to see
May the high powers above send him safe home to me
Oh Johnny lovely Johnny do you mind the day
you came to my window to steal me away
You promised you would merry me above all female kind
Oh Johnny lovely Johnny what has altered your mind
Oh Annie lovely Annie it was all but a jest
For I never intended to make you my best
I never intended to make you my wife
Oh Annie lovely Annie, all the days of my life
The first time I met you 'tis well I do own
'Twas in my father's garden in the county Tyrone
With my white apron around us to shield out the wind
Lovely Annie we must part for all time
A bunch of blue ribbons I will tie up and wear
And a wreath of forget-me-nots I will twine round my hair
And if ever he returns again I will greet him with joy
And I will kiss the lips of my own Johnny boy
The high walls of Derry look dismal and grey
And so does lovely Johnny, he is now going away
He is going to bonnie Scotland some sweetheart to see
May the high powers above send him safe home to me
