I Once Loved a Lass

"I Once Loved a Lass", also known in Scotland as The False Bride,^[1] is a folk song of the British Isles.^[2] In the version sung on Karan Casey's Ships in the Forest and Andreas Scholl's Wayfaring Stranger the lyrics commence:

I once loved a lass and I loved her so well, I hated all others [that] spoke of her ill, [And] now she's rewarded me well for my love, She's gone to be wed to another

References

1. Clinton Heylin, Pam Winters Solo: The Life of Sandy Denny -- 2000 Page 45 The four suggestions that came back were all good Celtic folksongs, 'I Once Loved A Lass' (which Sandy later recorded as 'The False Bride'), 'Jute Mill Song' (made popular by Ewan MacColl), 'She Moved Through The Fair' and the ballad of ...
2. Edith Fowke, Jay Rahn A Family Heritage: The Story and Songs of LaRena Clark 1994- Page 103 1895176360 ”I Once Loved a Lass” is also lighthearted and its theme is similar to that of "Adieu to Cold Winter" with a reversal of sexes: here ... Its title has been used in Scotland for a song more commonly known as "The False Bride" that also tells of a man ..."