
A Love of
mine
2/4 Allegro Folky with gusto
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Verse 1
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As I sing a song I know about
a love of mine
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Four and twenty soldier boys are
standing in a line
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A dozen pairs of mocking
birds are counting out their time
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And so I move to pick the
Sage to heal a love of mine.
Chorus
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Swing, swing, silly ring
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By this chain I hold on to
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As I wander to and fro
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Awaiting on my finger.
Middle Eight
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There’s a theatre I sit
in
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There's a sun that shines,
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A song in my heart-
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A love of mine.
Repeat Chorus
Verse 2
As I sing a song I know about
a love of mine
Ten and Thirteen army boys
are standing in a line
One who’s flown, the
rest of them are wasting all of mine
If he’s got to heaven
yet I bet that he’ll be fine.
Repeat Chorus
Repeat Middle Eight
Repeat Chorus
Verse 3
As I sing a song I know about
a love of mine
Ten and Twelve good sailor
boys are standing in a line
Goodness knows what I shall
do if mine’s hit by a mine
I won’t know if I will
weep but sure the dog will pine.
Repeat Chorus
Repeat Middle Eight
Repeat Chorus
Verse 4
As I sing a song I know about
a love of mine
Twenty-One good riflemen are
standing in a line
There they go! Well
I’ll be damned for showing happy signs
I can hear them marching back
while singing ‘Clementine’
Repeat Chorus
Repeat Middle Eight
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Verse 5
As I sing a song I know about
a love of mine
Twenty good old soldier boys
are marching tight in time
If you want another drink
love, here you are try mine
When you’re drunk
I’ll come and hang me knickers on your line.
Repeat Chorus
Repeat Middle Eight
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Verse 6
As I sing a song I know about
a love of mine
Nineteen jolly fitting men
are standing in a line
Have another bevy dear it
aren’t a bleeding crime
Then when you’ve had
another one I’ll make your helmet shine.
Repeat Chorus
Repeat Middle Eight
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Verse 7
As I sing a song I know about
a love of mine
Eighteen of the finest queued
up standing in a line
Holy moles I’ll even
have a grovel in the grime
But if I think the taste gets
bad I’ll swill a cup of brine.
Repeat Chorus
Repeat Middle Eight
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Verse 8
As I sing a song I know about
a love of mine
Seventeen so salty sorts still
standing in a line
Never mind the canon balls I’m
sure they’ll be just fine
Take a pleasure boat trip
sweetie up my flooded Rhine.
Repeat Chorus
Repeat Middle Eight
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Verse 9
As I sing a song I know about
a love of mine
Sixteen silly sausages are standing
in a line
Never mind the wedding band
the music will be fine
Dirty talk to eat fresh pork
and show you a good time.
Repeat Chorus
Repeat Middle Eight
Repeat Chorus
Gracie: “Oh Sheri dear
just wait until we show you the actions for it…like your mother said
love, we’ve ‘ad a right good do! lol”
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YOURS
Getting off Scot free?
Come Cook with me?
Be at home to-get-her?