ALONG the field as we came by br A year ago, my love and I, br The aspen over stile and stone br Was talking to itself alone. br ‘Oh who are these that kiss and pass? br A country lover and his lass; br Two lovers looking to be wed; br And time shall put them both to bed, br But she shall lie with earth above, br And he beside another love.’ br br And sure enough beneath the tree br There walks another love with me, br And overhead the aspen heaves br Its rainy-sounding silver leaves; br And I spell nothing in their stir, br But now perhaps they speak to her, br And plain for her to understand br They talk about a time at hand br When I shall sleep with clover clad, br And she beside another lad.