| Oh, as I went out one mornin'
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| It bein' the month of May
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| A farmer and his daughter
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| I spied upon me way
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| The girl sat down quite calmly
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| To the milkin' of her cow
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| Sayin' «I will and I must get married
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| For the humour is on me now»
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| «Ah be quiet you foolish daughter
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| And hold your foolish tongue
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| You’re better free and single
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| And happy while you’re young»
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| But the daughter shook her shoulders
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| And she milked her patient cow
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| Sayin' «I will and I must get married
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| For the humour is on me now»
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| «And who are you to tell me that
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| When you married young yourself
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| And took me darlin' mother
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| From off the single shelf»
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| «Ah sure daughter dear go easy
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| And milk your patient cow
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| For a man may have his humour
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| But the humour is off me now»
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| «Well indeed I’ll tell me mother
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| The awful things you say
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| Indeed I’ll tell me mother
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| This very blessed day»
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| «Now daughter have a heart dear
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| Or you’ll cause a fearful row»
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| «Well I will unless I marry
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| For the humour is on me now»
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| «Well if you must get married
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| Will you tell me who’s the man?»
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| And quickly she did answer
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| «There's William, James, and John
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| A carpenter, a tailor, and a man to milk the cow
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| For I will and I must get married
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| For the humour is on me now»
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| «Well if you must be married
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| Will you tell me what you’ll do?»
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| «Sure I will,» the daughter answered
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| «Just the same as ma and you
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| I’ll be mistress of me dairy
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| And me butter and me cow»
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| «And your husband too I’ll venture
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| For the humour is on ya now»
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| So at last the daughter married
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| And married well-to-do
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| She loved her darlin' husband
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| For a month, a year or two
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| But John was all a tyrant
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| And she quickly rued her vow
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| Sayin' I’m sorry that I married
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| For the humor is off me now." |