Love, oh love, oh careless love,
Love, oh love, oh careless love,
You've broke the heart of many a poor girl,
But you'll never break this heart of mine.

If I were a little bird,
I would fly from tree to tree,
I'll build my nest way up in the air,
Where the bad boys couldn’t bother me.

(When she wore her apron low)
When I wore my apron low,
(When she wore her apron so low)
As the bad boys never bother me.

Now I wear my apron high,
Now I wear my apron high,
Now I wear my apron high,
And he never, ever passes by.
No he never (no he never)
No he never passes by