[Verse 1 Joan Baez] Dont sing love songs, youll wake my mother Shes sleeping here, right by my side And in her right hand, a silver dagger She says that I cant be your bride [Verse 2 Joan Baez] All men are false, says my mother Theyll tell you wicked, loving lies The very next evening, theyll court another Leave you alone to pine and sigh [Verse 3 Joan Baez] My daddy is a handsome devil Hes got a chain five miles long And on every link a heart does dangle Of another maid hes loved and wronged [Verse 4 Joan Baez] Go court another tender maiden And hope that she will be your wife For Ive been warned and Ive decided To sleep alone all of my life
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