Herb Green
St Lucia.

The Honeymoon Song

O love it is a very funny thing
It affects both young and old
It's like a plate of boarding house hash
And many's the man that is sold
It makes you feel like a fresh water eel
Causes your head to swell
You'll lose your mind, 'cause love is blind
And it empties your pocket-book as well.

Now then young men take my advice
Don't be in a hurry to get wed
You'll think you're in clover
'Till the honeymoon's over
Then you wouldn't care if you were dead

So boys, keep away from the girls I say
And give them lots of room
When you're wed, they will bang you on the head,
With the bald-headed edge of the broom.

With a wife and sixteen half-starved kids
I'll tell you it's not much fun
When the butcher comes 'round
Collecting his bill, with a dog
And a double-barrelled gun

So boys, keep away from the girls I say
And give them lots of room
When you're wed, they will bang you on the head,
With the bald-headed edge of the broom.

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