;A Kiss in the Morning Early
;Traditional

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 'Twas early one morning a fair maid arose
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 And dressed herself up in the finest of clothes
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 And off to the shoemaker's shop sure she goes
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 For a kiss in the morning early
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 The cobbler arose and he soon let her in
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 His awl and his hammer were neat as a pin
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 And he had the will for to greet her so slim
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 With a kiss in the morning early


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 O Cobbler, o cobbler, 'tis soon we'll be wed
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 And nestling together in a fine feather bed
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 So give me two shoes with two buckles of red
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 For my kiss in the morning early
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 The maid hid the shoes at the back of her waist
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 She praised his good cobbling and shoemaker's taste
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 And home to her father she mournfully faced
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 With a kiss in the morning early


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 O Father, o Father, I've got me a man
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 And he is the one I would wed if I can
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 As handsome as ever in leather did stand
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 For my kiss in the morning early
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 So the father was thinking and thinking again
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 For to wed her to riches and have him for kin
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 Who knows but it might be a prince or a king
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 With a kiss in the morning early


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 Who knows but it might be a jobber from town
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 Or a wealthy sea captain who's sailed the world round
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 A man with some thousands and thousands of pounds
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 That she met in the morning early
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 So the father was smiling, his daughter embraced
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 And touching the buckles he drew back in haste
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 He spied the red shoes that were tied round her waist
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 Oh it was in the morning early
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 O daughter, o daughter, he started to shout
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 When he did discover what she was about
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 God knows 'twas none but that old cobbling clout
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 With a kiss in the morning early