When The Children Are Asleep - Remastered
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I own a little house
And I sail a little boat
And the fish I catch I sell
And in a manner of speakin'
I'm doin' very well
I love a little girl
And she's in love with me
And soon she'll be my bride
And in a manner of speakin'
I should be satisfied
Well, ain't ya?
If I told you my plans
And the things I intend
It'd make every curl on your head stand on end
When I make enough money
Out of one little boat
I'll put all my money
In another little boat
I'll make twice as much
Out of two little boats
And the first thing you know
I'll have four little boats
Then eight little boats
Then a fleet of little boats
Then a great big fleet of great big boats
All catchin' herring
Bringin' it to shore
Sailin' out again
And bringin' in more
And more
And more
And more
The first year we're married
We'll have one little kid
The second year we'll go
And have another little kid
You'll soon be downin' socks
For eight little feet
Are you building up to another fleet?
We'll build a lot more rooms
Our dear little house'll get bigger
Our dear little house'll get bigger
And so will my figure
When the children are asleep
We'll sit and dream
The things that every other
Dad and mother dream
When the children are asleep
And lights are low
If I still love you
The way I love you today
You'll pardon my saying
"I told you so"
When the children are asleep
I'll dream with you
We'll think what fun we have had
And be glad that it all came true
When the children are asleep
We'll sit and dream
Dream all alone
The things that every other
Dad and mother dream
Dreams that won't be interrupted
When the children are asleep
And lights are low
Lo and behold
If I still love you
The way I love you today
You'll pardon my saying
"I told you so"
When the children are asleep
I'll dream with you
You'll dream with me
We'll think what fun we have had
And be glad that it all came true
When today is a long time ago
You'll still hear me say
That the best dream I know is
When the children are asleep
I'll dream with you