Come away;

teach me, sweetheart.

Come on past,

brave young bachelors.

I'm alone;

teach me, sweetheart.


My mother in law was standing by the stove

hissing like a snake, hissing like a snake,

hissing like a snake.

She gave orders to spill my blood;

she gave orders

to spill my blood, I thought.


I thought, I thought, and I thought some more.


Come away;

teach me, sweetheart.

Come on past,

brave young bachelors.

I'm alone;

teach me, sweetheart.


My father in law was lying on his bed

growling like a dog, growling like a do,

growling like a dog.

My mother in law was standing by the stove

hissing like a snake, hissing like a snake,

hissing like a snake.

He gave orders to spill my blood;

He gave orders

to spill my blood, I thought.

I thought, I thought, and I thought some more.


Come away;

teach me, sweetheart.

Come on past,

brave young bachelors.

I'm alone;

teach me, sweetheart.


My sister in law was sitting on her stoop

crawing like a crow, crawing like a crow,

crawing like a crow.

She gave orders to spill my blood;

she gave orders

to spill my blood, I thought.


I thought, I thought, and I thought some more.


Come away;

teach me, sweetheart.

Come on past,

brave young bachelors.

I'm alone;

teach me, sweetheart.


My brother in law was leaning on the love-seat

tapping with his tail, tapping with his tail,

purring like a cat.

He gave orders to spill my blood;

He gave orders

to spill my blood, I thought