Legal & Other Lyrics By George Outram: Containing a number of new pieces & fifteen illustrations by Edward J. Sullivan |
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AE DAY I GOT MARRIED |
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AE DAY I GOT MARRIED
Ae day I got married—an' so you see
There of course was an end to peace wi' me;
Whenever I moved, Kate loosed her tongue,
An' when I replied, she took to the rung;
So what between licking,
An' scolding, an' kicking,
I hoped for rest but in the grave.
There of course was an end to peace wi' me;
Whenever I moved, Kate loosed her tongue,
An' when I replied, she took to the rung;
So what between licking,
An' scolding, an' kicking,
I hoped for rest but in the grave.
My wife was a woman—an' so you see
She was nae great shakes at constancy;
Sae a lawyer cam' and skreighed himsel' hoarse,
Persuading at me to get a divorce;
For, says he, if ye dinna,
Ye're a low stupit ninny,
An' ye'll get nae rest but in the grave.
She was nae great shakes at constancy;
Sae a lawyer cam' and skreighed himsel' hoarse,
Persuading at me to get a divorce;
For, says he, if ye dinna,
Ye're a low stupit ninny,
An' ye'll get nae rest but in the grave.
But he was a lawyer—an'so you see
Ilk thing that he said was a great muckle lee;
But the very attempt put my wife in a fever,
An' nought but a muckle-wigged doctor could save her,
Wha swore by the rood
He wad do what he could
To rescue my spouse frae the grave.
Ilk thing that he said was a great muckle lee;
But the very attempt put my wife in a fever,
An' nought but a muckle-wigged doctor could save her,
Wha swore by the rood
He wad do what he could
To rescue my spouse frae the grave.
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But he was a doctor—an' so you see
My ill-natured Katty began to dee;
So in a few days she was laid in the mool,
An' I was delivered frae a' my dool:
So I fand I was right,
That to do what I might,
My only relief was the grave.
My ill-natured Katty began to dee;
So in a few days she was laid in the mool,
An' I was delivered frae a' my dool:
So I fand I was right,
That to do what I might,
My only relief was the grave.
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