The whitewashed house of a brunette bride

1. The whitewashed house of a brown bride, ; She will be in black mourning for three years, ; She will be in black mourning for three years, ; While her lord is away in Galicia. ; ; 2. The brown bride, what is your life worth, ; If your dear lover is not here. ; He is not here, he has gone to Galicia, ; There he is firing his gun for battle. ; ; 3. The brown bride wrote a mournful letter, ; My dear lord, come home, if you can, ; I would go home, but I do not have enough dollars, ; With which to buy the boat ticket.