I'll be true unto my love My love will be true to me My love will be true to me I'll be true unto my love My love will be true to me My love will be true to me There was a king of the North Country (Bow down, oh, bow down) There was a king of the North Country (Bow down, oh, bow down) There was a king of the North Country And he had daughters, one, two, three I'll be true unto my love My love'll be true to me My love'll be true to me To the eldest he gave a beaver hat (Bow down, oh, bow down) To the eldest he gave a beaver hat (Bow down, oh, bow down) To the eldest he gave a beaver hat And the youngest, she brought much of that Yes, I'll be true unto my love My love'll be true to me My love'll be true to me To the youngest he gave a gay, gold chain (Bow down, oh, bow down) To the youngest he gave a gay, gold chain (Bow down, oh, bow down) To the youngest he gave a gay, gold chain And the eldest, she brought much the same Yes, I'll be true unto my love My love'll be true to me My love'll be true to me These sisters were walking along the Firth (Bow down, oh, bow down) These sisters were walking along the Firth (Bow down, oh, bow down) Oh, these sisters were walking along the Firth And the eldest pushed the younger in Yes, I'll be true unto my love My love'll be true to me My love'll be true to me Away she sank, away she swam (Bow down, oh, bow down) Away she sank, away she swam (Bow down, oh, bow down) Oh, away she sank, away she swam Until she reached the miller's dam Yes, I'll be true unto my love My love'll be true to me My love'll be true to me I'll be true unto my love My love will be true to me My love will be true to me I'll be true unto my love My love will be true to me My love will be true to me The miller he took the gay, gold chain And then he pushed her into the water again So, the miller was hanged on his high gate (Bow down, oh, bow down) Yes, the miller was hanged on his high gate (Bow down, oh, bow down) Oh, the miller was hanged on his high gate For drowning our poor sister, Kate And I'll be true unto my love My love'll be true to me My love'll be true to me And I'll be true unto my love My love'll be true to me My love'll be true to me