silver dagger

Dont sing love songs, you'll wake my mother
Shes sleeping here, right by my side
And in her right hand, a silver dagger
She says that I cant be your bride
'All men are false,' said my mother
'They'll tell you wicked, loving lies
And the very next evening, theyll court another
Leave you alone to pine and sigh'
My daddy, hes a handsome devil
Hes got a chain five miles long
And on every link, a heart does dangle
Of another maid hes loved and wronged
So court another tender maiden
And hope that she will be your wife
For I have been warned and Ive decided
To sleep alone all of my life