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Thread #50800   Message #2375854
Posted By: GUEST,JTT
27-Jun-08 - 06:28 PM
Thread Name: Richard Dyer-Bennet
Subject: Lyr Add: THE QUAKER LOVER
Hm, the wonders of the Internet - found a version here:

Verse 1:
Man
Once there was a Quaker lover,
O dear, O dear me,
Courted by a Presbyterian's daughter,
O dear, O dear me.
'Here's a ring worth many a shilling,
O dear, O dear me,
Take it and wear it, if thou art willing,
O dear, O dear me.'
Woman –
'What do I care for you and your money?
Tee-I-dinktum, tee-I-day,
Want a man to call me honey,
Tee-I-dinktum, tee-I-day.'

Verse 2:
Man –
'Madam, I have both home and land,
and both shall be at thy command.'
Woman –
'What do I care for your home and land?
All I want's a handsome man.'

Verse 3:
Man-
'Madam, I have come a-courtin',
'Tis not for pleasure, nor for sportin'.'
Woman –
'What do I care for your desire?
If you come, you'll court the fire.'

Verse 4:
Man –
'I'll go home and tell my mother,
She'll go straight and find me another.'
Woman –
'What do I care for you and your mother?
She's an old Quaker and you're another.'

Verse 5:
Man –
'Must I give up my religion?
Must I be a Presbyterian?'
Woman –
'Cheer up, cheer up, loving brother,
If you can't catch one fish, catch another.'