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Last updated 15 August 1997.

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Here I Am amongst You

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        Here I am amongst you,
        and I'm here because I'm here,
        and I'm only twelve months older
        than I was this time last year - ay ah
        diddly doo rye ah, diddly doo rum diddelum day,
        rydeldum diddly doo rye ah, diddly doo rum diddelum day.

        Oh, never throw a brick at a drowning man,
        when you're near to a grocer's store.
        Just throw him a cake of sunlight soap
        for to wash himself ashore - ay ah
        diddly doo...

        Now, the more one has, the more one wants,
        the same I don't think true,
        for I never met a man with one black eye
        who wished that he had two - rye ah
        diddly doo...

        Well, it's early to bed, and early to rise,
        the same I don't think true,
        for how in the hell can a man go to bed
        when he has none to go to - rye ah
        diddly doo...

Mary Mac

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Chorus:	Mary Mac's mother's making Mary Mac marry me,
	and my mother's making me marry Mary Mac.
	If I'm going to marry Mary, Mary will take care of me.
	We'll all be making merry when I marry Mary Mac.

	Well, I know a pretty lassie and her name is Mary Mac,
	and make no mistake, she's the lass I'm going to take.
	There's lots of other men would like to get upon her track,
	but if they do, they'll have to get up early.

Chorus:	Mary Mac's...

	Well, the wedding's on a wednesday and everything's arranged.
	Her name will soon be changed to mine, if her mind's not changed.
	We're making the arrangements and I'm just about deranged
	'cause marriage is an aweful undertaking.

Chorus:	Mary Mac's...

	Well, it's going to be a grand affair, grander than a fair.
	There's bound to be a lot of punters there to get their share.
	There's bound to be a horse and cart for every pair that's there,
	and if there's not I'm very much mistaken.

Chorus:	Mary Mac's...

	Well, Mary and her mother spend a lot of time together,
	and you very seldom see them, the one without the other.
	The lads they often wonder if it's Mary or her mother
	or both of them together that I'm courting.

Chorus:	Mary Mac's...

May Morning Dew

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     1. How pleasant in winter to sit by the hob,
        listening to the barks and the howls of the dog,
        or in summer to wander the wide valleys through,
        and to pluck the wild flowers in the May morning dew.

     2. Oh, summer is coming, oh summer is here,
        with the leaves on the trees, and the skies blue and clear,
        and the birds they are singing their fond note so true,
        and the flowers they are springing in the May morning dew.

     3. Now the house that I lived in is but a stone on a stone,
        and all round the garden the weeds they have grown,
        and all the kind neighbours, that ever I knew,
        like the red rose they withered in the May morning dew.

     4. God be with the old folks, who are now dead and gone,
        likewise with my brothers, young Dennis and John,
        as they ran through the heather, the wild hare to pursue,
        and their joys they were mingled in the May morning dew.

One Morning in May

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     1. One morning in May, as I carelessly did stray,
        to view the green meadows, and the lambs sport and play.
        In the clear morning dew, as I sat down to muse,
        a fair maiden of honour appeared in my view.

     2. I said: Pretty maid, how happy we could be,
        for it is so ordained love, that married we should be.
        Let me not se you frown, for this heart is your own.
        When these words they were spoken, sure the tears trickled down.

     3. Come dry up your tears, there is nothing to fear,
        I have roamed through the green fields for many's the long year.
        While the birds sang so sweet, this young man proved his deceit,
        saying: Adieu pretty fair maid, we shall never more meet.

     4. With my snuff box and cane, sure the whole world I would range,
        like Venus or Diana in search of her swain,
        while the moon does shine clear, I will mourn for my dear,
        over mountains, clear fountains, where no one shall hear.

     5. There is one thing I know, and that before I go,
        I will never return for to hear your sad woe.
        And there's another thing I know, and that before I go,
        that the ranger and the stranger have as many's the foe.

The Frost is All Over

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     1. What would you do if the kettle boiled over?
        What would I do? Only fill it again.
        And what would you do if the cow ate the clover?
        What would I do only set it again.

     2. The praties are dug and the frost is all over
        Kitty lie over close to the wall.
        How would you like to be married to a soldier?
        Kitty lie over close to the wall.

     3. The praties all boil and the herring's a roasting
        Kitty lie over close to the wall.
        You to be drunk and me to be sober
        Kitty lie over close to the wall.

     4. What would you do if you married a soldier
        what would you do would you follow his gun?
        And what would you do if he drowned in the ocean
        what would you do would you marry again?

Igelkottaskinnet

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1. Och gubben han sade till gumman sin,
   "Ta och sätt en lapp uti byxan min",
   uti ändanom, uti ändanom, allt uti byxorna i ändanom.

2. Och gumman hon tog sig ett igelkottaskinn,
   och all vassa taggarna vände hon in,
   uti ...

3. Och gubben han hoppa', han skrek och han svor,
   "Jag tror självaste Fan uti byxorna for!",
   uti ...

4. Och gubben han sade till gumman sin,
   "Varför har du vänt alla taggarna in?",
   uti ...

5. "Jo, därför att du är så lat ditt skräll,
   så du sitter och drar dig från morgon till kväll!"
   uppå ändanom, uppå ändanom, allt uti byxorna i ändanom.

6. Och gubben han tog sina byxor och gick,
   och då kan ni veta vad kärringen fick,
   uppå ändanom, uppå ändanom, allt uti byxorna i ändanom.

7. Men då tog gumman ett ekorraskinn,
   och de lenaste håren de vände hon in,
   uti ...

8. Och då blev gubben så glad i sitt sinn,
   han klappa' och pussa' på kärringen sin,
   uppå ändanom, uppå ändanom, allt uti byxorna i ändanom.

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