Silver Dagger

Don't sing love songs--you'll wake my mother She's sleeping here right by my side And in her right hand is a silver dagger She says that I can't be your bride All men are false, says my mother They'll tell you wicked and lovin' lies Then the very next evening they'll court another Leave you alone to pine and sight 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 I bid you go and court another Make sure that she will be your wife For I've been warned and I've decided To sleep alone all of my life Don't sing love songs--you'll wake my mother She's sleeping here right by my side And in her right hand is a silver dagger She says that I can't be your bride