Mother, oh Mother, he asked me to marry   He asked for my hand in the fall   But Mother, oh Mother, you said child be wary   When a sweet talking man comes to call      He's handsome, he's charming and so debonair   With blue eyes and hair of pure gold   On his stallion of white, he's seen the whole world   But I long to see deep in his soul      To the town of Tahrarrie, he took me out dancing   Then we took a walk by the sea   We laughed and we talked and we did some romancing   Love came like a soft gentle breeze      But Mother, oh Mother, how can I know   What his heart holds deep down inside   You've always warned me the trouble with love   It makes truth out of nothing but lies      He promised the treasures much more than I dreamed   He placed a fine ring on my hand   He pledged me his love, swore he'd make me his queen   We'd travel to far distant lands      But Mother, oh Mother, what if I go   And find that his love is not true   But if I refuse him, what if I lose him   Oh Mother, what shall I do      Part of me wants to let go of my heart   Part of me says run away   Run from the flame of this burning desire   That seems to grow stronger each day      Mother, oh Mother, he asked me to marry   He asked for my hand in the fall   But Mother, oh Mother, you said child be wary   When a sweet talking man comes to call