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| Dashing Away with the Smoothing Iron Dashing Away with the Smoothing Iron | |
Original text | |
'Twas on a Monday morning When I beheld my darling She looked so neat and charming In every high degree, She looked so neat and nimble, O A-washing of her linen, O… (Chorus) Dashing away with the smoothing iron Dashing away with the smoothing iron Dashing away with the smoothing iron She stole my heart away. 'Twas on a Tuesday morning When I beheld my darling She looked so neat and charming In every high degree, She looked so neat and nimble, O A-scrubing of her linen, O… (Chorus) 'Twas on a Wednesday morning When I beheld my darling She looked so neat and charming In every high degree, She looked so neat and nimble, O A-rinsing of her linen, O… (Chorus) 'Twas on a Thursday morning When I beheld my darling She looked so neat and charming In every high degree, She looked so neat and nimble, O A-wringing out her linen, O… (Chorus) 'Twas on a Friday morning When I beheld my darling She looked so neat and charming In every high degree, She looked so neat and nimble, O A-hanging out her linen, O… (Chorus) 'Twas on a Saturday morning When I beheld my darling She looked so neat and charming In every high degree, She looked so neat and nimble, O A-pressing of her linen, O… (Chorus) 'Twas on a Sunday morning When I beheld my darling She looked so neat and charming In every high degree, She looked so neat and nimble, O A-wearing of her linen, O… | |
English Translation | |
'Twas on a Monday morning When I beheld my darling She looked so neat and charming In every high degree, She looked so neat and nimble, O A-washing of her linen, O… (Chorus) Dashing away with the smoothing iron Dashing away with the smoothing iron Dashing away with the smoothing iron She stole my heart away. 'Twas on a Tuesday morning When I beheld my darling She looked so neat and charming In every high degree, She looked so neat and nimble, O A-scrubing of her linen, O… (Chorus) 'Twas on a Wednesday morning When I beheld my darling She looked so neat and charming In every high degree, She looked so neat and nimble, O A-rinsing of her linen, O… (Chorus) 'Twas on a Thursday morning When I beheld my darling She looked so neat and charming In every high degree, She looked so neat and nimble, O A-wringing out her linen, O… (Chorus) 'Twas on a Friday morning When I beheld my darling She looked so neat and charming In every high degree, She looked so neat and nimble, O A-hanging out her linen, O… (Chorus) 'Twas on a Saturday morning When I beheld my darling She looked so neat and charming In every high degree, She looked so neat and nimble, O A-pressing of her linen, O… (Chorus) 'Twas on a Sunday morning When I beheld my darling She looked so neat and charming In every high degree, She looked so neat and nimble, O A-wearing of her linen, O… Credits Song: Out-take from "Singing Games for Children" Composers: Simon Nicol & Maartin Allcock Music video: Courtesy of faiprort Selected by: Anthony Hall Copyright: Fair use principle, for educational purposes. | |
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