Speaking of Blackbird's, ...

I WISH I WAS A MAID AGAIN

Do you see the blackbird in yonder tree,
They say he's blind and he cannot see,
But never a girl as blind as me,
When I fell into bad company.

Well he courted me when I was thin,
He courted me and my love did win,
But now that the baby swells to my chin,
He passes my door and he won't come in.

Oh, I wish I wish, and I wish in vain,
I wish I was a maid again,
A maid again, I'll never be,
Til roses (or cherries or apples, take your pick) grow on an ivy tree.

repeat first verse

This is like another Irish song, "The Butcher Boy", which also has some lyrics in common with the English "There's a Tavern in the Town", "dig my grave both wide and deep, etc....carve a dove to signify I died of love." These lyrics are also in a version of "Careless Love", "now my apron strings won't pin, you pass my door and won't come in". Lots of variations of this. Alice in Montana