The fisherman comes to court the lady. Having tied up his boat, he takes her hand and removes his coat. This reveals three golden chains. Seeing that he is rich, the lady asks forgiveness for calling him a fisherman. The two go home and are married.
[Roud 291; Laws O24; G/D 4:834; Ballad Index LO24; VWML RoudFS/S142925, CJS2/9/1231; Bodleian Roud 291; Wiltshire 554, 730 ; trad.] First sheet music published in London, England between 1813-1838.
Lyrics of first verse: One morning in the Month of June Down by a riverside There she beheld a bold fisherman Come rowing by the tide, Come rowing by the tide; There she beheld a bold fisherman Come rowing by the tide.