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The Teacups: https://haystackrecords.bandcamp.com/track/t-stands-for-thomas
https://haystackrecords.bandcamp.com/track/t-stands-for-thomas
Now I was a-walking on a May morning And sat down by a tall lofty tree For to hear two lovers talk and hear what they’ve got to say And to find out something?more?about?courting Chorus: And it’s T?stands for Thomas,?I suppose J-O-N stands for John And it’s W E and M stands for my sweet William Because he is a clever young man Come and sit down with me together on the grass Sit on the grass so very green It’s a long three-quarters of a year, darling dear Since together you and I have been seen No, I’ll not sit with you together on the grass Not now or at any other time For I heard you were in love with anoth?r pretty girl And your heart wasn’t any longer min? Oh, then I’ll go and climb a lofty, lofty tree And I’ll rob a small bird of its nest And if ever I should then come down without having a fall I’ll get married to the lass I love best Oh, then I’ll go and climb a taller tree than that And I’ll harry a far richer nest And if ever I should then come down without having a fall I’ll get married to the lad I love best