Dervish does a slightly different version of "I Once Loved A Lass" called "I Courted a Wee Girl".

I COURTED A WEE GIRL

I courted a wee girl for many's the long day
And I slighted all others that came in my way
And it's well she rewarded me too the last day
For she's gone to be wed to another.

The bride and bride's party to church they did go
The bride she rode foremost, she put the best show
And I followed after with a heart full of woe
To see my love wed to another

The bride and bride's party in church they did stand
Gold rings on their fingers, a love by the hand
And the man she is wed to has houses and land
He may have her since I couldn't gain her

The next time I saw her she was seated down neat
I sat down beside her, not a bite could I eat
For I thought my love's company far better than meat
Since love was the cause of my ruin

The last time I saw her she was all dressed in white
And the more I gazed on her she dazzled my sight
I lifted my hat and I bade her goodnight
Here's adieu to all false-hearted lovers

I courted that wee girl for many's the long day
And I slighted all others that came in my way
And now she's rewarded me too the last day
She is gone to be wed to another

So dig me a grave and dig it down deep
And strew it all over with primrose so sweet
And lay me down easy, no more for to weep
Since love was the cause of my ruin

HTML line breaks added. --JoeClone, 24-Aug-02.