Twas on a Monday Morning,
When I beheld my darling;
She looked so neat and charming
In every high degree;
She looked so neat and nimble, O,
A-washing of her linen, O,
Dashing away with the smoothing iron,
Dashing away with the smoothing iron,
She stole my heart away.

Twas on a Tuesday Morning,
When I beheld my darling;
She looked so neat and charming
In every high degree;
She looked so neat and nimble, O,
A-hanging her linen, O,
Dashing away with the smoothing iron,
Dashing away with the smoothing iron,
She stole my heart away.

Wednesday - "A-starching of her linen,O"

Thursday - "A-ironing of her linen, O"

Friday - "A-folding of her linen-O"

Saturday - "A-airing of her linen-O"

Sunday - "A-wearing of her linen-O"



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Source: Sharp C and Vaughan Williams, R, A Selection of Collected Folk-Songs, Novello

Notes:
The tune here was noted by Cecil Sharp from Captain Lewis (73), Minehead, Somerset, 1 May 1909. He also got sets from Mrs Louie Hooper (Hambridge, Somerset, 6 January 1904) and Mrs Jane Gulliford (44), Combe Florey, Somerset, 8 September 1908. The text given is mostly Captain Lewis's, with Louie Hooper's When I beheld my darling and She stole my heart away substituted for his And there I saw my darling and She looked so fine and gay.


Roud: 869 (Search Roud index at VWML) Take Six
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