Betty Rone , Chorus — The Jolly Tar and the Milkmaid lyrics

Lyrics

There was a jolly British tar
Who met a milkmaid bonnie
He said, «How beautiful you are!»
With a hey and a nonny
With a hey and a nonny
«Such golden hair I ne’er did see
With lips to sham the cherry
Oh buxom milkmaid, marry me!»
With a down and a derry
With a down and a derry
«Our hearts could rhyme,» said she
«'Tis flattered I’m,» said she
«But oh, ah me, you see, you see, you see, you see
I happen to be a mother of three
A wife already and mother of three
Of three, of three, of three, of three, of three
The mother of three!»
The jolly tar, he laughed a laugh
«'Tis for the best, my bonnie
That you won’t be my better half.»
With a hey and a nonny
With a hey and a nonny
«I near forgot on seeing you
That I’ve a wife in Kerry
In Spain and also Timbuktu.»
With a down and a derry
With a down and a derry
«You've got me thinkin' twice
Goodbye to shoes and rice
For oh, ah me, you see, you see, you see, you see
I happen to be, I happen to be
The husband of three
A-spliced already and husband of three
Of three, of three, of three, of three, of three
The husband of three!»