Riches and roads bring brigands hither Riches and roads bring brigands bold Brigands deck their ears with hoops of silver Brigands [Incomprehensible] their ears with hoops of gold
Threshes make a broom to sweep up threshes Straws can make a broom to sweep up straw Spilt milk makes a pool for drowning fishes Lovers make a virtue of a flaw
Angels above, devils below Flies on honey Dogs on a doe Dogs on a doe
South wind sues the seer with songs of mildness North wind sues the seer with songs of ice Kings can make a war to sue for sugar Queens can make a war but to sue for spite
Angels above, devils below Flies on honey Dogs on a doe
Riches and roads bring brigands hither Riches and roads bring brigands bold Brigands deck their ears with hoops of silver Brigands [Incomprehensible] their ears with hoops of gold
Threshes make a broom to sweep up threshes Straws can make a broom to sweep up straw Spilt milk makes a pool for drowning fishes Lovers make a virtue of a flaw
Angels above, devils below Flies on honey
Angels above, devils below Flies on honey Dogs on a doe Dogs on a doe