Collected by Merlin Mitchell
Transcribed by Mary C. Parler
Mr. Noah Mills
Lampia, Mo.
Sept. 11, 1950
Reel 73, Item 2
The Girls I Know Are Pretty
The girls I know are pretty and sweet as they can be,
I admit I love them dearly, say ain't you just like me?
They make as charming sweethearts, but
To pin them down to business, the girls won't do to trust.
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No, they won't do to trust
No, they won't do to trust
I'll tell you boys to warn you
The girls won't do to trust.
They're nice to make an evening pass pleasantly and swift,
The shadows must be heavy their laughter cannot lift;
They're nice to spend your money on, and think it is but just;
They're nice to love and look at, but the girls won't do to trust.
Now you perhaps may wonder and ask the reason why
That one so young as I am should chance to be so wise,
Oh, well, I hate to tell you, but then I guess I must,
I learnt it from experience that the girls won't do to trust.
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