Letras de Silver Dagger - The Men They Couldn't Hang

Silver Dagger (original)

Don't sing love songs, you'll wake my mother
She's sleeping here right by my side
And in her right hand, a silver dagger
She says that I can't be your bride
All men are false, says my mother
They'll tell you wicked, loving lies
The very next evening, they'll court another
Leave you alone to pine and sigh
My daddy is a handsome devil
He's got a chain five miles long
And on every link, a heart does dangle
Of another maid he's loved and wronged
Go court another tender maiden
And hope that she will be your wife
For I've been warned and I've decided
To sleep alone all of my life

(traducción)

No cantes canciones de amor, despertarás a mi madre
Ella está durmiendo aquí a mi lado
Y en su mano derecha, una daga de plata
Ella dice que no puedo ser tu novia
Todos los hombres son falsos, dice mi madre
Te dirán mentiras perversas y amorosas
La noche siguiente, cortejarán a otro
Te dejo solo para suspirar y suspirar
mi papi es un diablito guapo
Tiene una cadena de cinco millas de largo
Y en cada enlace, un corazón cuelga
De otra doncella que ha amado y agraviado
Ve a cortejar a otra tierna doncella
Y espero que ella sea tu esposa
Porque he sido advertido y he decidido
Dormir solo toda mi vida