I met her on the Loughlin side,
a darling girl I thought her
And ere I left her,
swore I'd win the Free Selector's daughter
I milked her father's cows a month,
I brought the wood and water
I mended all the broken fence before I won the daughter
I listened to her father's yards,
I did just what I oughta
And what you'll have to do to win the Free Selector's daughter
I broke me pipe,
burned me twist and washed me mouth with water
I had a shave before I kissed the Free Selector's daughter
Then rising in the frosty morn,
I brought the cows for Mary
And when I milked a bucket full,
I took it to the dairy
I poured the milk into the dish while Mary held the strainer
I summoned her to speak me wish,
but oh,
a blushed blue-brainer
I told her I must leave the place,
I said that I would miss her
At first she turned away her face,
but then she let me kiss her
I put the bucket on the ground,
then in me arms I caught her
I'd give the world to hold again the Free Selector's daughter
Yes,
I'd give the world to hold again the Free Selector's daughter