| Oh it’s meetings a pleasure and it’s parting a grieve
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| And an unconstant lover is worse not a thief
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| For the thief he will rob you and just steal what you have
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| But an unconstant lover will follow you to your grave
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| For the thief he will rob you and just steal what you have
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| But an unconstant lover will follow you to your grave
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| Oh they’ll buy you fine trinkets, fine garments and flowers
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| And they’ll call in at tea-time to pay their devours
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| They’ll swear that they love you by the light of the moon
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| And propose marriage? |
| No, sherry cobblers at Taylor’s Saloon.
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| Ah but when you are married look out for your hub
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| 'Cause evenings you spend at the old fellows' club
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| At the officer’s store he was kept, he’ll pretend
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| And so he was too, drinking rum with a friend
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| At the officer’s store he was kept, he’ll pretend
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| And so he was too, drinking rum with a friend
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| But fortunes are false and a fickle young day
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| And it’s worse than bad luck for to die an old maid
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| And the best of all blessings we can meet in this life
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| Is a kind, loving husband and a good-tempered wife
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| And the best of all blessings we can meet in this life
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| Is a kind, loving husband and a good-tempered wife |