I know my love by his way of walking And I know my love by his way of talking And I know my love dressed in a suit of blue And if my love leaves me, what will I do? Chorus: And still she cried, 'I love him the best And a troubled mind, sure can know no rest' And still she cried, 'Bonny boys are few And if my love leaves me, what will I do?' There is a dance house in Maradyke And there my true love goes every night He takes a strange girl upon his knee Well now don't you think that that vexes me? Chorus If my love knew I can wash and wring If my love knew I can sew and spin I'd make a coat of the finest kind But the want of money sure leaves me behind Chorus I know my love is an arrant rover I know he'll wander the wild world over In dear old Ireland he'll no longer tarry An American girl he's sure to marry Chorus (2 x's) What will I do?