Early one day   On a Tuesday   Met a wolf king across a plain   And I kissed him   I caressed him   Will I see you again   I shall roam far across the land   If you shan't be my husband      Beggar, wiseman   Beggar, wiseman   Beggar, wiseman, or thief      So he led her   'Cross the river   To his kingdom   And back again   Played a fine lute   And as night fell   They returned to the plain   "Sweetest maid you are right for me   Though God wills me be free   Sweetest maid let a human beau   Gather roses for thee   To a wolf you cannot be wed   Choose a young man instead      Beggar, wiseman   Beggar, wiseman   Beggar, wiseman, or thief      No other I'll find   I'd rather be blind   Missed your eyes of robin egg blue   You have caused me   Much despair, Sir   Since I lay here with you   To a beggar I shan't be wed   Wisemen live in their head   Dearest wolf king   Thou art the thief   Who has loved me so brief      And as night fell   Some folks will tell   She crossed a river   Down by the plain   'Twas there the current   Held her under   Never to be seen again      On the plain sprang   A red rose tree   The wolf was never so free   Now he roams far across the land   Howling for his bride-to-be   He shall roam far across the land   For he shan't be a husband      Beggar, wiseman   Beggar, wiseman   Beggar, wiseman or thief