Song—GreenGrowTheRashes

song—greengrowtherashes

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chor.—greengrowtherashes,o;

greengrowtherashes,o;

thesweetesthoursthate'erispend,

arespentamangthelasses,o.

there'snoughtbutcareonev'ryhan',

inev'ryhourthatpasses,o:

whatsignifiesthelifeo'man,

an''twerenaforthelasses,o.

greengrow,&c.

thewar'lyracemayricheschase,

an'richesstillmayflythem,o;

an'tho'atlasttheycatchthemfast,

theirheartscanne'erenjoythem,o.

greengrow,&c.

butgiemeacanniehourate'en,

myarmsaboutmydearie,o;

an'war'lycares,an'war'lymen,

maya'gaetapsalteerie,o!

greengrow,&c.

foryousaedouce,yesneeratthis;

ye'renoughtbutsenselessasses,o:

thewisestmanthewarl'e'ersaw,

hedearlylov'dthelasses,o.

greengrow,&c.

auldnatureswears,thelovelydears

hernoblestworksheclasses,o:

herprenticehan'shetry'donman,

an'thenshemadethelasses,o.

greengrow,&c.