Classic Poem

1

" I had a true love but she left me,
Oh, oh, oh, oh,
And I now am broken-hearted,
Oh, oh, oh, oh. "
" Well, if she's gone I wouldn't mind her,
Fol de rol de hey ding di do,
You'll soon find one that'll prove much kinder,
Fol de rol de hey ding day. "

2

" I've a house and forty servants,
Oh, oh, oh, oh,
And thee may be the mistress of them,
Oh, oh, oh, oh. "
" I'll not do your scolding for you,
Fol de rol de hey ding di do,
'Deed I feel myself above you,
Fol de rol de hey ding day. "

3

" I've a ring worth twenty shillings,
Oh, oh, oh, oh,
And thee may wear it, if thee's willing,
Oh, oh, oh, oh. "
" What care I for rings or money,
Fol de rol de hey ding di do,
I'm for the man who calls me honey,
Fol de rol de hey ding day. "