Teach me sweetheartCome away
Teach me, sweetheart
Come on past
Brave young batchelors
I'm alone
Teach me, sweetheartMy 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 thoughtI thought, i thought, and i thought some moreCome away
Teach me sweetheart
Come on past
Brave young bachelors
I'm alone
Teach me, sweetheartMy father in law was lying on his bed
Growling like a dog, growling like a dog
Growling like a dog
He gave orders to spill my blood; he gave orders
To spill my blood, i thoughtI thought, i thought, and i thought some moreCome away
Teach me sweetheart
Come on past
Brave young bachelors
I'm alone
Teach me, sweetheartMy 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 thoughtI thought, i thought, and i thought some moreCome away
Teach me sweetheart
Come on past
Brave young bachelors
I'm alone
Teach me, sweetheartMy 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