The Post Captain/Nobody coming to marry me
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Nobody coming to marry me.
Last night the dogs did bark, I went to the gate to see,When ev’ry lass had her spark, But nobody comes to me.
Oh! dear, what will become of me? Oh! dear, what shall I do? Nobody coming to marry me, Nobody coming to woo.
My father's a hedger and ditcher, My mother does nothing but spin,And I'm a pretty young girl, But the money comes slowly in. Oh dear, &c.
They say I am beauteous and fair, They say I am scornful and bold,Alas! I must now despair, For ah! I am grown, very old. Oh! dear, &c.
And now I must die an old maid, Oh dear, how shocking the thought!And all my beauty must fade, But I'm sure it's not my fault. Oh! dear, &c.