Lyr. Add: OUT FOR ONCE
Air: Root Hog or Die

Come listen to my story, young men and ladies fair,
Of slang terms and phrases, I hope you'll all beware,
But if you'll disregard the advice I give you here,
You'll find, before you think of it, you're "Out for Once" my dear.
2
To young girls especially this free advice I send,
Let them be particular in making a new friend,
We know it is so pleasant, a nice Beau to have near, But should the man be married, you're "Out for Once" my dear.
3
Young men, before they're Twenty, will love the pretty girls,
With hoops, rings and flounces, and black or flaxen curls,
Then courting in the twilight how happy they appear,
When the darling ducky's mammy should step "Out for Once" my dear.
4
Young men should all be cautious, a girl's true love to gain,
Don't always praise or flatter, else she soon will be quite vain,
She'll get too proud to speak to you, she cannot bear you near,
She'll have another beau, and then you're "Out for Once" my dear.
5
Young girls with prudent mothers, be careful what you do,
And if a young man courts you, find out if he is true,
But if tour Ma be present, you've little harm to fear,
He can't write underneath the clock, "Out for Once" my dear.
6
Now all who read these verses, a word I have for you,
If you are disappointed, pray do not look so blue,
If you expected something else from what I've written here,
I tell you very plainly you're "Out for Once," my dear.

H. De Marsan, Publisher, New York. Later 19th C.

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