Never on Earth was there a lover
More blind than me in all ages
But I must say, I had blinded myself
By looking too closely at her bodice

A pretty flower in a cow's skin
A pretty cow disguised as a flower
Who plays the beauty and ties you up
Then, who leads you by the heart

Heaven had provided her with a thousand baits
That set you on fire as soon as you touch them
She had so many that I didn't know
Didn't know where to kiss anymore

A pretty flower in a cow's skin
A pretty cow disguised as a flower
Who plays the beauty and ties you up
Then, who leads you by the heart

She had no head, she did not have
A mind much bigger than a thimble
But for love, we do not ask
Girls to have invented gunpowder

A pretty flower in a cow's skin
A pretty cow disguised as a flower
Who plays the beauty and ties you up
Then, who leads you by the heart

Then one day, she took off
Leaving a deadly pain in my soul
And all the herbs of Saint John's day
Could not cure me of this plague

I was very angry with her, but now
I have no more grudge and my heart forgives her
For having set my heart on fire and blood
So that it can no longer serve anyone

A pretty flower in a cow's skin
A pretty cow disguised as a flower
Who plays the beauty and ties you up
Then, who leads you by the heart

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