Long time ago I've heard a couple of people cover this one! How about summore?!
This naughty boy has a bad reputation and believes this to be rather unfair, so he tells his love that all of the naysayers are full of it and invites the lucky person to get up on his horse and cross the water... which to the rubes in this village means "go away forever".
Doing that is how a lot of our relatives got around, so boring to just stay in one place for too long, eh?
lyrics
CH:
Take me as I am, and take me as I say
take my airs, they are as truth to thee
take my words, put your trust in fate
take my arm, swing up on this saddle
and cross the water with me
Don't listen to your pa na' he never took to me
don't listen to your ma, she'll tell ye I'm no good
don't listen to the townfolk, they think that I'm a thief
don't listen to the preacher, he'll say that it's a sin
Well your ma'll tell ye that I lie
your pa'll say I got no wedding gift
the townfolk think I'm wicked, but you know they're pryin'
the preacher...he don't know a goddamned thing
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