Bab Ballads and Savoy Songs by Sir W. S. (William Schwenck) Gilbert
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WILLOW WALY! HE. Prithee, pretty maiden--prithee, tell me true (Hey, but I'm doleful, willow, willow waly!) Have you e'er a lover a-dangling after you? Hey, willow waly O! I fain would discover If you have a lover? Hey, willow waly O! SHE. Gentle sir, my heart is frolicsome and free-- (Hey but he's doleful, willow, willow waly!) Nobody I care for comes a-courting me-- Hey, willow waly O! Nobody I care for Comes a-courting--therefore, Hey, willow waly O! HE. Prithee, pretty maiden, will you marry me? (Hey, but I'm hopeful, willow, willow waly!) I may say, at once, I'm a man of propertee Hey, willow waly O! Money, I despise it, |
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