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, a silver dagger
 Say's that I can't be your bride
 All men are false, says my mother
 They'll tell you wicked, loathsome lies
 The very next evening, they'll court another
 And leave you all alone to pine and cry
 My daddy is a handsome devil
 He wears a chain, five miles long
 And on each link, a heart does dangle
 For another maid, he's loved and wronged
 Go court another tender young maiden
 I'm sure that she can be your bride
 For I have been warned and I've decided
 To sleep alone for the rest 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, a silver dagger