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My daddy and mammy, they often us'd to say,
That I was naughty boy and us'd to run away;
If they bid me go to work I wou'd sooner go to play,
Down amongst the bonny Beds of Roses.
If I had ten thousand bright guineas laid in store,
I would give it all to the girl I adore,
I would give it all, and twice as much more,
And a chariot of gold to ride in.
No nymph on the plain with my love can compare,
With a comb set with diamonds I'll plait up her hair;
Of all love enjoyments, my love she will share,
Down amongst the bonny Beds of Roses.
No creature on earth is so happy as me,
While my charming young girl is set on my knee,
A smile or a kiss brings fresh pleasure to me,
Down amongst the bonny Beds of Roses.
My daddy may fret and my mammy may frown,
For to walk with my true love I'll venture alone,
Fast lock'd in my arms, all one love we will own,
Down amongst the bonny Beds of Roses.
If ever I marry, I'll marry in May,
When the flow'rs are springing, delightful and gay,
Then my true love and I will dance, sing and play
Down amongst the bonny Beds of Roses.
Then away to the church we will walk with an air,
Kind Hymen proclaim us to be the happy pair,
Her bosom I'll press, and her chains I will wear,
Down amongst the bonny Beds of Roses.
