The Basket Of Eggs
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Oh they was two North Denbrist young sailors
Oh with their pockets lined with gold
Oh walking and quickly talking
To a fair young lady they did meet
Oh lady, lady, can I carry your basket?
Can I carry your basket as far as the Halfway House?
Oh yes kind sir, if you over walk me
Will you please leave it at the Halfway House?
Oh walking and talking and gently talking
Till they got to the Halfway House
Oh landlord, landlord, have you any baking?
Oh in my basket I've eggs to fry
The landlord takes it and quickly is get
Thinking he had eggs to fry
Oh sailor, sailor, you are mistaken
In the room of eggs it's an orphan child
One of those sailors falls to weeping
For the other one said, "Oh it's not worth while"
Oh lady stood over called Nancy Whiskey
Was the fair young lady that danced with me
Oh yes kind sir, did I please your fancy?
So now the fiddle you've got to pay
They took this child to some big large buildings
And they had it papatized
They was church bell ringings and bride may singing
And one of those sailors did make a bride