She said “I’m on a shopping trip”​
“To spend our half a crown”​
I think she really meant to say​
“I’m buying up the town, my love”​
“I’m buying up the town”​
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She said “It looks like it could rain”​
“Just for a little time”​
I think she really meant to say​
“The sun will no more shine, my love”​
“The sun will no more shine”​
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She said “I’ll take a little walk”​
“A short way down the track”​
I think she really meant to say​
“I won’t be coming back, my love”​
“I won’t be coming back”​
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She said “I need my walking boots”​
“The ground it could be drier”​
I think she really meant to say​
“I’m sinking in the mire, my love”​
“I’m sinking in the mire”​
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She said “I need to take a rest”​
“Just let me go to sleep”​
I think she really meant to say​
“Stand by my grave, and weep, my love”​
“Stand by my grave, and weep”​