When I was a Young Man



1. When I was a young man I lived easy,

Oh the pleasure which I did see;

I married me a wife, she prov'd to me unkindly

Oh unkindly she prov'd to be.

At length I became a Servant unto her,

To milk her Cows and black her Shoes.

Women's ways the world cannot please them

A poor man's labour is never done.



2. The very first year that I was married

I scarce could get one half nights sleep;

With her heals (sic) she pealed my shins

Till the blood ran trickling dowin my feet

She rob'd me of my bed, she rob'd me of my blanket

Away then I was oblig'd for to run; '

Women's ways &c.

3. The second year that I was married,

She bore me a lovely son;

She sat me down to rock the cradle,

And then to learn me for to sing.

Sing loloby, loloby, loloby baby,

Loloby loloby this I sing;

Women's ways &c.



4. Thus bespoke his good old mother,

As she sat weeping all alone;

Saying son their's (sic) women plenty.

And why should you be ti'd to one?

Take the second one and try her,

If she no better be;

Take the third, the fourth, & the fifth one

Then your troubles will all be free.



5. Come all young men that's mind for to marry:

Be sure that you get a loving wife;

Do not marry my wive's (sic) sister,

For she'll torment you all your life.

Neither wed the old woman's daughter,

For she'll torment you for ever more;

Take from me my wife and welcome,

And then my troubles will all be o'er



From Contentment, Douglas

See also ROCKCRAD

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