[Verse 1]
When first to this country a stranger I came
I placed my affection on a maid that was young
She being young and tender, her waist small and slender
Kind nature had formed her for my overjoy

[Verse 2]
On the banks of the Bann, where I first beheld her
She appeared like fair Juno or a Grecian queen
Her eyes shone like diamonds, her hair softly twining
Her cheeks were like roses or blood-drops in snow

[Verse 3]
'Twas her cruel parents that first caused our variance
All because I am poor and of a low degree
But I'll do my endeavour to gain my love's favour
Although she is come from a rich family

[Verse 4]
My name is Delaney, a name that won't shame me
And if I had saved money, I'd have plenty in store
But drinking and sporting, night rambling and courting
Are the cause of my ruin and absence from home

[Verse 5]
Oh, had I the money that's in the West Indies
Or had I the gold of the African shore
I'd spend it on pearls, and on you, my fine girl
For there's no other love on this earth I adore
[Verse 6]
Now since I have gained her, I'm contented for life
I'll put rings on her fingers and gold in her ear
We'll live on the banks of the lovely Bann river
And in all sorts of splendor I will style her my dear