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O she looked out of the window as white as any milk
And he looked in at the window as black as any silk.
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Hulloa, Hulloa, Hulloa, Hulloa, you coal black smith,
You have done me no harm,
You never shall have me maidenhead
That I have kept so long.
I'd rather die a maid, yes, but then she said,
And be buried all in me grave,
Then I'd have such a nasty, husky, dusky, musty, fusty,
coal blacksmith,
A maiden I will die.
Then she became a duck, a duck all on the stream,
And he became a waterdog
And fetched her back again.
Chorus
She became a star, a star all in the night
And he became a thundercloud
And muffled her out of sight
Chorus
She became a rose, a rose all in the wood
And he became a bumble bee
And kissed her where she stood
Chorus
She became a nun, a nun all dressed in white
And he became a canting priest
And prayed for her by night
Chorus
She became a trout, a trout all in the brook
And he became a feathered fly
And caught her with his hook
Chorus
She became a corpse, a corpse all in the ground
And he became the cold clay
And smothered her all around
Chorus
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