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 boy
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, rather be blind
If I missed your eyes of rabbinic 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 looked
As 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