A nobleman’s fair daughter
Came down a narrow lane.
And met with Captain Wedderburn,
The keeper of the game
Now my pretty fair miss
If it wasn’t for the law,
You and I in a bed might lie
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Now, my dear good man, she said
Do not be perplexed,
Before that you might bed with me,
You must answer questions six.
Six questions you must answer me,
And I will ask them all,
And you and I in a bed might lie
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What is rounder than a ring,
And higher than the trees?
And what is worse than a woman’s curse,
And what is deeper than the sea?
What bird sings first, which one best?
Where does the dew first fall?
And you and I in a bed might lie
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The earth is rounder than a ring,
And Heaven is higher than the trees,
The devil is worse than a woman’s curse,
And Hell is deeper than the sea
The lark sings first, the thrush sings best,
Earth is where the dew falls
And you and I in a bed must lie
Roll me over next to the wall (2x)
He takes her by her lily-white hand
And leads her down the hall
And takes her by her slender waist
For fear that she might fall
And lays her on a bed of down
Without a doubt at all
And he and she lie in one bed
Roll me over next to the wall
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Roll me over next to the wall (2x)