The Kingston Trio — Come All You Fair and Tender Ladies

[Verse 1] Come all ye fair and tender ladies Be careful how you court your men They're like the stars on a summer morning They'll first appear, and then they're gone [Verse 2] How I remember our days a-courtin' I met my love in the failing light But now she flies to meet another The day is lonelier than night [Verse 3] If I had known before I courted That true love was so hard to win I'd have locked my heart in a box a-golden And never opened it again [Verse 4] I'll find a place come tomorrow I'll find some mountain way up high There I'll sit down to weep in sorrow And try to pass my troubles by [Verse 5] Come all ye fair and tender ladies Be careful how you court your men They're like the stars on a summer morning They'll first appear, and then they're gone