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THE
ROVING BATCHELOR.
I am a roving batchelor,
and has been all my life,
And now I do intend for
to go and seek a wife.
Such a wife as I want,
is not for to be found,
And such a wife as I want,
is not above the ground.
It’s if I marry an old one,
I’m sure that she will fade,
And if I marry a young one,
she’ll kill me with her pride;
It’s if I marry a tall one,
she’ll crack me on the crown,
And if I marry a little one,
they pull the young men down.
It’s if I marry a pretty one,
a cuckold I will be,
And if I marry an ugly one,
the boys will laugh at me.
