I Know My Love

I know my love by his way of walking
And I know my love by his way of talking
And I know my love dressed in a suit of blue
And if my love leaves me, what will I do?
And still she cried; I love him the best!
And a troubled mind sure can know no rest
And still she cried; bonny boys are few
And if my love leaves me, what will I do?
There is a dance house in Maradyke
And there my true love goes every night
He takes a strange girl upon his knee
Well now, don’t you think that that vexes me
And still she cried; I love him the best!
And a troubled mind sure can know no rest
And still she cried; bonny boys are few
And if my love leaves me, what will I do?
If my love knew I could wash and wring
If my love knew I could sow and spin
I’d make a coat of the finest kind
But the want of money sure leaves me behind.
And still she cried; I love him the best!
And a troubled mind sure can know no rest
And still she cried; bonny boys are few
And if my love leaves me, what will I do?
I know my love is an errant rover
I know he’ll wander the wide world over
In dear old Ireland he’ll no longer tarry
An American girl he’s sure to marry.
And still she cried; I love him the best!
And a troubled mind sure can know no rest
And still she cried; bonny boys are few
And if my love leaves me, what will I do?
And still she cried; I love him the best!
And a troubled mind sure can know no rest
And still she cried; bonny boys are few
And if my love leaves me, what will I do?
What will I do?
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