[Verse 1]
It was early one mornin' Willie Leonard arose
And off to his comrade’s bed chamber did go
Sayin', "Comrade, loyal comrade, let nobody know
'Tis fine summer’s mornin' and a bathin' we'll go”"
[Verse 2]
To the The Lake Of Coolfin the comrades soon came
And who should they meet but the keeper of game
"Turn back Willie Leonard, do not venture in
There are deep and false waters in The Lake Of Coolfin
[Verse 3]
But Willie jumped in and he swum the lake round
He soon reached an island, 'twas soft muddy ground
"Oh Comrade, loyal comrade, don't follow me in
There are deep and false waters in The Lake of Coolfin"
[Verse 4]
It was very soon after, Willie's sister arose
And onto her mother oh sadly she spoke
"Oh I dreamt a sad dream about Willie last night
He came to my room in a shroud of snow white"
[Verse 5]
Willie's mother arose and she went to the lake
She caught her son’s nape and she wept for his sake
Oh sad was the hour when my Willie plunged in
There are deep and false waters in The Lake of Coolfin
[Verse 6]
But to see Willie’s funeral, it was a grand sight
There were four and twenty young maids, they were all dressed in white
There were four and twenty young men, they were all dressed in white
Just to show that he was drowned in the The Lake of Coolfin