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378 MILKING PAILS
What are the pigs to lie in,
Daughter, daughter, What are the pigs to lie in,
Gentle sweet daughter o' mine ?
Put them in the washing-tubs,
Mother, mother, Put them in the washing-tubs,
Gentle sweet mother o' mine.
What am I to wash in,
Daughter, daughter, What am I to wash in,
Gentle sweet daughter o' mine ?
Wash in the thimble,
Mother, mother, Wash in the thimble,
Gentle sweet mother o' mine.
Thimble won't hold your father's shirt,
Daughter, daughter, Thimble won't hold your father's shirt,
Gentle sweet daughter o' mine.
Wash in the ri\rer,
Mother, mother, Wash in the river,
Gentle sweet mother o' mine.
Suppose the clothes should blow away,
Daughter, daughter, Suppose the clothes should blow away,
Gentle sweet daughter o' mine ?
Set a man to watch them,
Mother, mother, Set a man to watch them,
Gentle sweet mother o' mine. |
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