Cousin Emmy's recording can be heard on her album "Kentucky Mountain Ballads" (Master Classics Records, 2009). I listened on Spotify, and made this transcription. I have boldfaced the words that are different from the ones GUEST,Dale posted above. I have also added punctuation.


PRETTY LITTLE MISS OUT IN THE GARDEN
As sung by "Cousin Emmy"

Pretty little miss out in the garden,
Strange young man came riding by.
Down at the gate he did address her,
Saying, "Pretty little miss, won't you marry me?"

"No, kind sir, I have a love on the ocean,
Seven year long, sailed on the sea,
And if he sails on seven years longer,
Not a man on earth can marry me."

"Perhaps your love he is drownded.
Perhaps he's in some battle land.
Perhaps he stole some pretty girl and married.
You'll never see your love again."

"If he's drownded, I hope he's happy,
Or if he's in some battle land,
Or if he stole some pretty girl and married,
I'll love the girl that married him."

He pulled his hands both out of his pockets,
His fingers bein' both keen and small.
"This is th'ring you placed upon here."
Down by his feet she did fall.

He picked her up in his arms so tender.
Kiss he gave her, one, two, three.
"This is your little single soldier
Returning home for to marry thee."