Pretty Lavinia Of the Six and Five Mile Inns Work the lost parlors In a Town of missing men Carolina swamp juice By the finger As she lingers Pretty, pretty, pretty Lavinia. What goes in Lavinia’s grum? One part kisses, thee part rum Northern girl with a southern tongue Pretty Lavinia. Another body Was combed from the Ashley bank Tied with cattails And stones until it sank But Lavinia Breezing corners Past the mourners Pretty, pretty, pretty Lavinia. Gossip and needles Where the chapel ladies meet And pray for Lavinia A sauntering down the street Where’s Anne Coley? What’s delayed her? Who can say, sir? Pretty, pretty, pretty Lavinia. What goes in Lavinia’s grum? One part kisses, thee part rum Northern girl with a southern tongue Pretty Lavinia. What goes in Lavinia’s grum? One part kisses, thee part rum Northern girl with a southern tongue Pretty Lavinia. Mr. Peal Akin Found in the penny fish carts Split wide one With salt upon his parts There’s his top hat There’s his waistcoat Where’s the bank mote Pretty, pretty, pretty Lavinia. Samuel McGinty Entered for a roof and bed and a shot of red whiskey Was poured a black triple instead Stumbled room six There and about Never checked out Pretty, pretty, pretty Lavinia. What goes in Lavinia’s grum? One part kisses, thee part rum Northern girl with a southern tongue Pretty Lavinia. What goes in Lavinia’s grum? One part kisses, thee part rum Northern girl with a southern tongue Pretty Lavinia.