perhaps it was this one

Streams of Lovely Nancy

1
The streams of lovely Nancy - Divide into three parts,
Where young men and maidens – Do a-choose their sweethearts,
For a –drinking sweet liquors – makes their hearts for to sing'
And the noise in the valley – Makes the rocks for to ring

2
On yonder high mountain – A castle does stand:
It's a-builded of ivory – On yonder black strand
It's a-builded of ivory – And diamonds so bright
It's a pilot for sailors _ On a dark wintry night

3
On yonder high mountain – Where the wild fowls do fly
There is one fowl among them – That flies very high
If I had my true love – Near the diamonds black land
How soon I would tame her – By the sleight of my hand

4
We marched from Chester – To Liverpool town,
And there we spied lasses, - Some fair and some brown;
But of all the fine lasses – I ever did see
The voice of my angel – Is the darling for me