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Peggy Gordon Lyrics
O Peggy Gordon, you are my darling
Come sit you down upon my knee
Come tell to me the very reason
Why I am slighted so by thee
I am so in love I can't deny it
My heart lies smothered in my breast
It's not for you to let the world know it
A troubled mind can know no rest
I did put my head to a cask of brandy
It was my fancy, I do declare
For when I'm drinking, I am thinking
And wishing Peggy Gordon was here
I wish I was away in Ingo
Far across the briny sea
Sailing o'er the deepest ocean
Where love nor care never bother me
I wish I was in some lonesome valley
Where womankind cannot be found
And the pretty small birds do change their voices
And every moment a different sound
O Peggy Gordon, you are my darling
Come sit you down upon my knee
Come tell to me the very reason
Why I am slighted so by thee
Come sit you down upon my knee
Come tell to me the very reason
Why I am slighted so by thee
My heart lies smothered in my breast
It's not for you to let the world know it
A troubled mind can know no rest
It was my fancy, I do declare
For when I'm drinking, I am thinking
And wishing Peggy Gordon was here
Far across the briny sea
Sailing o'er the deepest ocean
Where love nor care never bother me
Where womankind cannot be found
And the pretty small birds do change their voices
And every moment a different sound
Come sit you down upon my knee
Come tell to me the very reason
Why I am slighted so by thee
Song Info
Submitted by
epiwoosh On Jul 24, 2013
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Someone having a laugh? This lovely song is called 'Peggy Gordon', and it's clear from the words she was no monster!