Silver Dagger

Don't sing love songs, you'll wake my mother She's sleepin' here right by my side And in her right hand, a silver dagger She said that I can't be your bride All men are false, says my mother They'll tell you wicked, lovin' lies And the very next evenin' they'll court another Leave you alone to pine and sigh My daddy is a handsome devil He's got a chain five miles long And on every link, a heart does dangle For another maid he's loved and wronged So court another handsome, lady And hope that she might be your bride 'Cause I've been warned and I've decided To live alone for all my life Don't sing love songs, you'll wake my mother She's sleepin' here right by my side And in her right hand, a silver dagger She said that I can't be your bride