So I found her there
Beneath that willow tree, said
"Oh, my darling
Won´t you come with me?" She said;
"Oh, Charlie Boy, that just wouldn´t do

I´m marrying another man
There´s nothing you can do."

Said; "What if I took a knife
And I put it in his chest?
Then would you believe me, darling
That I love you best?"
They said; "Oh, Charlie Boy
That just wouldn´t do
If you put a knife in his chest
Well I´ll be after you."
Said; "Well, what if I took your hand
And I lead you across the sea?
Then would forget ´bout him?
Would you marry me?" She said;
"Oh, Charlie Boy, that just wouldn´t do
If we crossed the ocean blue, you´d shame my family."

So I see her standing up there
In a white-laced dress
And the priest cry´s out;
"Does anyone protest?" They said;
"Oh, Charlie Boy, sit back in your pew
She´s marrying another man
There´s nothing you can do."

And I guess I couldn´t take it, and I just saw red
And I pulled my pistol off my hip, and I shot him in the head
And they said;
"Oh, Charlie Boy, what the hell´d you do?
You killed him on his wedding night
The hangman´ll have you soon."

So I´m rotting here, in this city cell
´Bout tomorrow morning, I´ll be resting in hell, they said;
"Oh, Charlie Boy, look how far you fell
She never really loved you, now she never will."