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We Batchelors laugh and shew our teeth, but you married men laugh
till your hearts ake.
We Batchelors laugh and shew our teeth, but you married men laugh
till your hearts ake.
There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
The face, not the woman is the attraction.
The face, not the woman is the attraction.
When prayers are done, my Lady is ready.
When prayers are done, my Lady is ready.
There is nothing hard inside the olive; nothing hard outside the
nut.
There is nothing hard inside the olive; nothing hard outside the
nut.
As shines the moon in clouded skies,
She in her poor attire was seen.
As shines the moon in clouded skies,
She in her poor attire was seen.
The deeper the sorrow the less tongue it hath.
The deeper the sorrow the less tongue it hath.
But what avail'd this temperance, not complete
Against another object more enticing?
But what avail'd this temperance, not complete
Against another object more enticing?
The whole family is packed into one trap.
The whole family is packed into one trap.