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Bachelor's Lament
Darby O'Gill

Oh, what can I say of a playboy’s behavior

Have I not courted all over the place

Coaxin’, cajolin’, extortin’ the ladies

Increasin’ their love with the strength of my kiss

And practicin’ plainly my versification

To lead the young girls from their duties at home

By which they were led into sad situations

The clergy declared they had best leave alone


Oh, my time of a time has been time sadly wasted

On temblor-men, tipplers and gay maids of score

I’ve sat by a candle and rhymed meself naked

With jeers that I’ve made and great oaths that I swore

And day in, day out, all the wealth of my station

Away upon master musicians I’ve thrown

And what they played to me I heard with elation

Not dreamin’ that they, too, were best left alone


And now it is true, that most furious of features

My creditors all with their warrants have come

And they swear by their souls that they’ll put me in prison

And now I am poor and ill-clad and undone

Not one of those honey-mouthed girls who deceived me

Or robbed me pretending that she was me own


But mocks me with pert and outlandish behavior

To show me too late she was best left alone


And now darkness assails me as old age draws nigh me

And I have not wealth, nor good clothes, nor red gold

I’m wakened each morning by tremblings and achings

My songs are no more the delight of the bold

Oh, to speak to a girl would be sad consolation

And so I must leave the fine tavern alone

I swear and proclaim, and I make protestation

‘Tis all that I’ve tried that was best left alone


Oh, come all of you high steppin’, milk makin’ heroes

Who long for the ladies and crave for the drink

Be sad by me now, and go cautious and careful

For fear that old age into darkness ye’ll sink

Won’t you leave hesitation and marry a lady

Of prudence and piety, wit and good tone

And leave faction fighting and such recreation

You can take it from me, boys, they’re best left alone


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