Don't sing me love songs; you'll wake my mother She's lying here, right by my side In her right hand, a silver dagger She says that I can't be your bride.
All men are false, so says my mother They'll tell you wicked, lovin' lies And than they go and find some other Leave you alone to pine and cry.
My daddy is a handsome devil He's got a chain five miles long On every link a heart does dangle Of another maid he's loved and wronged.
So find yourself another lover And hope that she might be your bride Cos' I've been warned and I've decided To sleep alone all of my life.