Tonart: Ab major
Intro 1
G
Verse 1
G
See the sweet and genteel lady
So finely boned and frail
See her every morning
C
At the window with her knitting
Cm
Where she spends the hours sitting
G
advertisements in the mail
Verse 2
Sipping lemonade with lime
C
Once she wanted princes out of
Cm
tales that happily ended
Now the grocery clerk befriended
D
Her cat and she was grateful
Verse 3
G
"You'll grow into a beauty",
F#
her mother always said
G
So take your time in choosing
F#
the boy whom you will wed
G
Is this the right one, mother?
F#
Oh no, my daughter dear
G
There will be someone better
G
Verse 4
Is this the right one, mother?
F#
The husband that I seek
G
No, he's hardly good enough my child,
F#
G
wait another week
Her father died one winter
F#
And was swiftly laid away
Verse 5
G
Oh mother, may I marry now?
F#
No, I need you, stay
G
I beg you, darling daughter
G
If you love me, you will stay
F#
G
If you love me, stay with me at home
Verse 6
G
Damn you, mother, how I hate you
C
You will never know how deep
Cm
I must cling 'til you release me
G
I could kill you in your sleep
I would smile to watch your lifeblood
C
Cm
Creep across your wretched hair
F#
Yes, of course I love you, mother
G
I'll never leave you, dear, I swear
Verse 7
G
See the sweet and genteel lady
She buys beribboned toys
And visits dull relations to ap
Cm
Played by nephews and by nieces
D
G
She listens in on other people's joys
D
And looks longingly at all the passing
G
G
Verse 8
F#
Yes, of course I love you, mother
F#
I'll never leave you, dear, I swear
G
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