As I went out one morning to take the pleasant air,
Lolly too dum, too dum, Lolly too dum day.
As I went out one morning to take the pleasant air,
I overheard a mother a-scolding her daughter fair,
Lolly too dum, too dum, Lolly too dum day.
"You better go wash them dishes, and hush that flattering tongue."
Lolly too dum, too dum, Lolly too dum day.
"You better go wash them dishes, and hush that flattering tongue.
You know you want to get married and that you are too young."
Lolly too dum, too dum, Lolly too dum day.
"Oh, pity my condition just as you would your own."
Lolly too dum, too dum, Lolly too dum day.
"Oh, pity my condition just as you would your own.
For fourteen long years, I've been living all alone."
Lolly too dum, too dum, Lolly too dum day.
4 autres couplets.
Traduction
1. Comme je suis sorti un matin pour prendre l'air agréable,
J'ai surpris une mère qui grondait sa fille.
2. Tu ferais mieux d'aller faire la vaisselle et de te taire !
Tu sais que tu es trop jeune pour te marier !
3. Oh, aie pitié de ma situation, comme si c'était la tienne.
Voilà maintenant quatorze ans que je vis seule ici...
