Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-06-28
"rnR NoRLDn RALLADs.
The Ballad Of the Determined Low
era aud the Stern
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New York World.

It's OF two young lovers the tale I shall tell,
Each one loved the other exceedingly well,
And the youth he has put on his go-to-meet-
And goes to the maids father for her hand
To propothes.S
Singing-tOoral, II loOral, II tooral, Ii lay
30 grant me your fair daughters hand
And for worse or for better, till my dy-
ing day,
Her III cherish, have, hold, honor, love
and obey
Rose up the Old Man with terrible sneer,
And led the Youth out TO the street by the
And lifting his foot-not in kindness was it,
Gave vent. 10 the curt monosyllable "Git ~
Singing-toorsl, Ii Iooral, Ii tooral. Ii lay,
Young man, what WAS 1t you were Civ
Ifcourtlng my daughter you e'er come
III be tie death of you-you mind what
say"
He took his fair daughter, In spite Of her
And locked her fast into her bedroom up
stairs,
And vowed from that chamber she never
should stir,
Till she'd wed an old husband he would
pick out for her.
Singing-toOral, Ii lOoIal, Ii loOral, Ii lay,
aYou shall not come out of your chdnlbre
Till you've given that silly young fool
And unto the man have chosen say
"Yea %
AS soon as twas dark, with a rope-ladder
Came the Youth, and he whistled three
The window she oped; down the ladder she
sped,
And in half an hour more they were fast
married.
Singing-tooral, Ii looral, Ii looral, Ii lay,
IF any one knows any just cause why
"Join your hands, if you please, and then
Il, John, take thee, Mary" and ct Get
era.
"Oh, John" said the bride, we must home
ward go now,
And ask MIN his blessing to give anyhow
left on the table behind me my sat
Chel, all packed I1ll Of things, and / want
TO get that"
singing-tooraI, Ii looral, Ii Iooral, Ii lay,
"He cannot do more than to spurn us
And a. my poor mas husband we really
Go so far as TO call on him pour rorendrc
congo"
Marie /" said her husband, an go, but you
II 'ga11lsI ne he raises his foot save in kind
Ness III Eek him, for he is no longer your
revarr, but is only my father-in-law."
Singing-tOoraI, Ii looral, Ii looral, Ii lay,
"If he tries to launch at me another
Though ne IS your father and his hair
will p d. q. SHOW SHOW him that two at that
can play"
They went home to her house, and could
not understand
When her father came forth and wrung
each by the hand,
And said, "Bless you, my children" and
"be kind TO her, boy;
I know all Qbn41f IT. and wish Wnuph
joy
Singfng-tooral, Ii IOoral, II looral, II lay,
81 have no fatted calf that's convenient
20 slay,
But I've put on ice here some nice Yer
Think Mary told me you liked it Jrappe.
AS he saw the Old Man looking happy as a
clam,
II understand This" and he said unto her
Pa, "Why did you 1ire me out, honOred sir ~
singing-tooral, Ii looral, Ii Iooral, Ii lay,
Enltghten my darkness, old gentleman,
For can't see why you having kicked
me, straightway
Should make me your sOn-in-law-nO,
by my fay"
"Ah," said the Old Man as he smiled a wise
"a right costly thing is a wedding in style ;
A check IL would take, sure as am alive,
five.n
Singing-tOOral, Ii looral, Ii lOoral, Ii lay,
There's trousseaux, and dresses, and
point applique,
And bracelets for bridesmaids, and for
bouquet,
Besides ten dollar head dejellner.
"But, thanks to my innocent stratagem, free
OF expense for my child's wedding feast
shall be;
My girl whom love I see happily wed,
And am some five thousand dollars ahead"
Singing-tOOral, Ii lOoral, Ii loOral, Ii lay,
My daughters married and there's moth
ing to pay
Be of on your bridal-trip, children, diLez
What I don't know isn't worth know
ing-hOOray :"
To write "Go-to-meeting close" would be
to sanction a too common but utterly repre-
hensible vulgarism 1t is better to enrich
the language with the sOnOrOus verb "to
properties"