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Posted By: Jack Horntip
08-Jan-26 - 07:15 AM
Thread Name: Origins: Spanish Lady painting/ song info
Subject: RE: Origins: Spanish Lady painting/ song info
I'M A DARLIN' (Tune: "Dublin City")
As I walked out of Chester city At the late hour of the night Who should I see but a fair young maiden Washing her clothes by the clear moonlight
Chorus: Madam, I'm a darlin', a die-ro-dither-o Madam, I'm a darlin', a die-ro-day
First she washed and then she squeezed them And then she hung them out to dry And then she folded up her arms saying O what a fair young girl am I
O, going to the well to fetch some water Fetching it back to make some cheese She fell under and I fell over And all the game was above her knee
Madam I will tie your garter, I will tie it above your knee And if you like I'll tie it up farther 'Cause madam I'm a die-row-day
Have you ever heard of cups and saucers Rattling round an old tin can have you ever heard of a fair young girl Married to an ugly grey old man
Madam you may have the gold and silver Madam you may have the tracts of land You may have ships all on the ocean But what you need now is a canny young man
2001. The TLP Hymnal. US Air Force "The Leadership Program" songbook. pp.65-66.