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She would rather be an old man's darling than a young man's
warling.
She would rather be an old man's darling than a young man's
warling.
She is a winsome wee thing,
She is a handsome wee thing,
She is a bonny wee read more
She is a winsome wee thing,
She is a handsome wee thing,
She is a bonny wee thing,
This sweet wee wife o' mine.
Were such the wife had fallen to my part,
I'd break her spirit, or I'd break her heart.
Were such the wife had fallen to my part,
I'd break her spirit, or I'd break her heart.
Flesh of thy flesh, nor yet bone of thy bone.
Flesh of thy flesh, nor yet bone of thy bone.
In thy face have I seen the eternal.
In thy face have I seen the eternal.
Oh! 'tis a precious thing, when wives are dead,
To find such numbers who will serve instead:
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Oh! 'tis a precious thing, when wives are dead,
To find such numbers who will serve instead:
And in whatever state a man be thrown,
'Tis that precisely they would wish their own.
If you would have a good wife, marry one who has been a good daughter.
If you would have a good wife, marry one who has been a good daughter.
He knows little who will tell his wife all he knows.
He knows little who will tell his wife all he knows.
Without thee I am all unblessed,
And wholly blessed in thee alone.
Without thee I am all unblessed,
And wholly blessed in thee alone.
