Frank McGuinness Plays 2: Mary and Lizzie; Someone Who'll Watch Over Me has:

I courted a soldier who loved another,
Neither father nor mother, sister nor brother,
For love it is lonely, looks for no shelter
Content in itself, though inclined to wander.

The soldier went walking through lands barren
And followed the road of the sparrow and wren.
In trees I searched for him, through leaves hidden,
For my love he chased the hare from its den.

My love when he left me promised me jewels,
Bracelets and bangles and soft silver bells,
But love it is lonely, inclined to be cruel,
The gem that it gives is the burning swell.

And soldiers go walking through lands barren
And follow the road of the sparrow and wren.
In trees we search for them, through leaves hidden,
For my love he chased the hare from its den.