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SHAME AND SCANDAL (2) "Father, oh dear Father, Get off your lazy bones: Tomorrow I will marry My true love, Jimmy Jones." "Daughter, oh dear daughter, You'll have to find another; You cannot marry Jimmy Jones, For he is your half-brother." (Spoken:) So the poor girl moped around for a while, but then her girl friend c ame in to talk to her, and she said "Honey, don't give up so easy! There's lots of boys in town you ain't even met yet! So let's go out and meet some more boy s!" So they did, and the first thing you know she came in and talked to her fat her again: "Father, oh dear Father, I hope that yoiu won't mind, But tomorrow I will marry My true love, Johnny Hines!" "Daughter , oh dear daugher, You'll have to find another. You cannot marry Johnny Hines, 'Cause he is your half-brother!" (Spoken) Well, if the poor girl was sad the first time, she was just about brok en-hearted this time. But her girl friend came in again and talked to her. She said: "Now, Honey, I'l tell you what we're gonna do. Next Sunday we'll get up real early and get on our horses and ride way over on yonder mountain, where you r Pappy ain't never been, and meet some more boys!" So they did: they got up early that next Sunday morning and they rode 'way over onto yonder mountain, and the first thing you know she was back again, saying: "Father, oh dear Father, I hope that you won't care, 'But tomorrow I will marry My true love, John O'Dare." "Daughgter, oh dear daughter, You'll have to find another: You cannot marry John O'Dare, For he is your half-brother!" (Spoken) Well, this time the poor girl just didn't know what to do, so she went right in and told her mother all about it: (Different tune:) "Mother, oh dear Mother, My poor heart is undone, For every boy I love turns out To be my Daddy's son!" "So the old lady thought about it for a minute, and she looked over at the old m an, where he was settin' on a nail keg whittlin' on an axe-handle, and she decid ed this was no time for delicacy, so she sung out loud and clear: (First tune again.) "Daughter, oh dear Daughter, Go on and make your vow. It ain't no sin for you're no kin To your Pappy anyhow!' ******************************* From Jimmie Driftwood See also Johnny Be Fair @adultery @bastard @family filename[ SHMSCND2 SH  8note Sheet |
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