she looked out of the window as white as any milk,
and he looked in at the window as black as any silk.

hello, hello, hello, hello you coal black smith.
you have done me no harm.
you never shall have my maidenhead.
that i have kept so long.
i'd rather die a maid.
ah, but then she said and be buried all in my grave,
than to have such a nasty, husky, dusky, fusky, musky.
coal black smith
a maiden i will die

she became a duck, a duck all on the stream,
and he became a water dog and fetched her back again.

hello, hello, hello, hello you coal black smith.
you have done me no harm.
you never shall have my maidenhead.
that i have kept so long.
i'd rather die a maid.
ah, but then she said and be buried all in my grave,
than to have such a nasty, husky, dusky, fusky, musky.
coal black smith
a maiden i will die

she became a star, a star all in the night,
and he became a thundercloud and muffled her out of sight.

hello, hello, hello, hello you coal black smith.
you have done me no harm.
you never shall have my maidenhead.
that i have kept so long.
i'd rather die a maid.
ah, but then she said and be buried all in my grave,
than to have such a nasty, husky, dusky, fusky, musky.
coal black smith
a maiden i will die

she became a rose, a rose all in the wood,
and he became a bumble bee and kissed her where she stood.

hello, hello, hello, hello you coal black smith.
you have done me no harm.
you never shall have my maidenhead.
that i have kept so long.
i'd rather die a maid.
ah, but then she said and be buried all in my grave,
than to have such a nasty, husky, dusky, fusky, musky.
coal black smith
a maiden i will die

she became a nun, a nun all dressed in white,
and he became a canting priest and prayed for her by night.

hello, hello, hello, hello you coal black smith.
you have done me no harm.
you never shall have my maidenhead.
that i have kept so long.
i'd rather die a maid.
ah, but then she said and be buried all in my grave,
than to have such a nasty, husky, dusky, fusky, musky.
coal black smith
a maiden i will die

she became a trout, a trout all in the brook,
and he became a feathered fly and catched her with his hook.

hello, hello, hello, hello you coal black smith.
you have done me no harm.
you never shall have my maidenhead.
that i have kept so long.
i'd rather die a maid.
ah, but then she said and be buried all in my grave,
than to have such a nasty, husky, dusky, fusky, musky.
coal black smith
a maiden i will die

she became a corpse, a corpse all in the ground,
and he became the cold clay and smothered her all around.

hello, hello, hello, hello you coal black smith.
you have done me no harm.
you never shall have my maidenhead.
that i have kept so long.
i'd rather die a maid.
ah, but then she said and be buried all in my grave,
than to have such a nasty, husky, dusky, fusky, musky.
coal black smith
a maiden i will die