Title: American Old Time Song Lyrics
Subject: Traditional & Folk Music
Author: www.traditionalmusic.co.uk
Keywords: Old time music, American, oldtimey, bluegrass

Seventeen And Twenty Sweethearts - song lyrics 
American Old-time song lyrics from www.traditionalmusic.co.uk 
Seventeen and Twenty Sweethearts. 
Farewell, sweetheart, since we must part, May the joys of the world go with you; I will enter no more within your door To tell you how dearly I love. 
Since you have treated me with scorn, Your conduct has betrayed you; You are waiting for some better match, But fortune will destroy you. 
Some poets say until this day, For love there is no cure; But this is false for I did try, The pain did once endure. 
I know you hate my low estate, But that shall never grieve me; I am a brisk and lively lad, And sweethearts have I many. 
I used to have just seventeen, But now I have them plenty; The loss of one is the gain of two, And also choice of twenty. 
I count my health the greatest wealth, So long as my pockets will jingle, I am not afraid of coming to want So long as I live single. 
Oh, sweetie pink, what made you think I could not do without you? The love I had for you once was true, But now care nothing about you.