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If the husband once give way
To his wife's capricious sway,
For his breeches he next day
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If the husband once give way
To his wife's capricious sway,
For his breeches he next day
May go to whoop and holloa.
Nae man can tether time nor tide.
Nae man can tether time nor tide.
One stroke fells not an oke.
One stroke fells not an oke.
Gold! gold! gold! gold!
Bright and yellow, hard and cold!
Gold! gold! gold! gold!
Bright and yellow, hard and cold!
This is the reward of my folly.
This is the reward of my folly.
Frugality is the mother of all virtues.
Frugality is the mother of all virtues.
Drought never brought dearth.
Drought never brought dearth.