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The Keach In The Creel Lyrics

Artist: Subway To Sally
Album: Album 94

A fair young maid went up the street
some white fish for to by
a bonnie clerkâ's fallâ'n in love with her
and he followed her by and by
oh where are you going my bonnie lass
I pray thee tell to me
oh if the night be never so dark
Iâ'll come and visit thee

my father locks the door at ten
my mother keeps the key
if you were never such a roving blade
youâ'd never win - in to me
but the clerk he had a brother
and a wily wag was he
heâ's made him a long ladder
with thirty steps and three

the Rold wife she was standing by
she heard a word was said
I could lay my life, says the silly old wife
thereâ's a man in our daughterâ's bed
the old man he got out of bed
to see if the thing was true
but sheâ's taken the bonny clerk in her arms
and covered him oâ'er with blue

up then got the old silly wife
to see if it were true
and she fell arselins in the creel
and up the string they drew
if that foul thief has gotten you
may he hold you so tight
for youâ'll never stay in your bed
nor rest with me at night

heâ's towed her up, heâ's towed her down
and given her a right down - fall
till every rib an the old wifeâ's side
played nick - nack on the wall
oh the blue, the bonnie bonnie blue
and I wish it may do well
and every old wife thatâ's jealous of her daughter
get a good kech in the creel

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