This song enjoys considerable popularity in Cornwall at the moment and it is with some trepidation that I post it.
As Merve Davey says in his book most Cornish singers will have a 'correct' version which will differ from this one and from each other.
The Cornish words were provided in in1980 by Ken George of Torpoint. I have been unable to trace any origins for the song and it seems unlikely to be very old. However, the folk in this part of the world have embraced the song, possibly because Lamorna is a small coastal village at the other end of the bay from my home village.

LAMORNA

So now I'll sing to you
It's about a maiden fair,
I met the other evening
At the corner of the square;
She had a dark and roving eye
And her hair was covered over,
We rowed all night
In the pale moonlight
Way down to Lamorna.

(Refrain)
T'was down in Albert Square
I never shall forget,
Her eyes they shone like diamonds
And the evening it was wet, wet, wet;
And her hair hung down in curls
Her face was covered over,
We rowed all night
In the pale moonlight
Way down to Lamorna.

As we got in the cab
I asked her for her name,
And when she gave it me
Well with mine it was the same;
So I lifted up her veil
For her face was covered over;
To my surprise
It was my wife
I took down to Lamorna.

She said I know you know
I knew you all along,
I knew you in the dark;
For I did it for a lark;
And for that lark you'll pay
For the taking of your donna,
You'll pay the fare
I do declare
Way down to Lamorna.

MIDI file: lamorna.mid

Timebase: 480

Tempo: 145 (413793 microsec/crotchet)
Key: G
TimeSig: 4/4 48 8
Name: LAMORNA
Text: S:Merve Davey, Henegan
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This program is worth the effort of learning it.

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Y canaf lemmyn dheugh
Yn kever mowes tek,
Y'n plen y fetys gensy
Hag yth en-vy hep ow gwrek;
Deulagas tewl dhedhy
Ha hudol hy ow quandra,
Dres oll an nos
Y whren ny mos
Alenna dhe Lamorna

(Penpusorn)
Plen Albert o an le.
Ankevy byth ny wraf
Deulagas ow terlentry
Ha'n gorthewer glyp yn Haf, Haf, Haf
Oll crullyes o hy blew
Ha hudol hy ow quandra,
Dres oll an nos
Y whren ny mos
Alenna dhe Lamorna.

Dervyn hy Hanow hy
A Wruk pan eth y'n car,
Pa'n ros hy dhymmo vy
O dhe'm hanow 'th o an par;
Trehevys vy hy vayl
Hy thremyn kel re bya,
Marth genef o,
Ow gwrek ytho,
A worren dhe Lamorna.

Yn meth hy 'My a wor,
Dha aswon ny a wruk,
Yn tewl my a'th aswonys,
Mes avel prat my a'n gwruk;
Raghenna ty a be,
Rak don dhe ves dha dhona;
An gober pe
A wreth, re'm fay,
Alenna dhe Lamorna.

Agas Dyw gans mos hwi
BAZ