Comforting Thoughts On Marriage Lyrics

If fate should bring me nigh

A fair and capable maid, oh my

A fair and capable maid, oh my

To soothe my aching heart with her sweet sigh

Ah, ah, ah!

I'd not, like others, heed

The scandalous gossip's creed

Whoever sought to touch her

Would pay me handsomely

Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!

Whoever sought to touch her

Would pay me handsomely

When she went out to others

I'd stay at home, my brothers

I'd stay at home, my brothers

Wandering between pantry and cellar's chill... What a thrill!

Ah, ah, ah, ah!

I'd not trouble my brain

With the adornment she might deign

As long as Bacchus' juice and grain

Flowed in the bottles still

Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!

As long as Bacchus' juice and grain

Flowed in the bottles still

If she denied me bed

Or pointed to the door instead

Or pointed to the door instead

It might cost me much... but mother wishes so, hush!

Ah, ah, ah, ah!

If strangers with pistols drawn

Cast me out and overthrown

What could I do alone

What should I do, tell me so?

Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!

Cast me out and overthrown

What should I do, tell me so?

Another time, could be

I'd want to return home, free

I'd want to return home, free

And the light still burned between the shutters, see,

Ah, ah, ah! Ah, ah, ah!

That my angel starts to spit

And both lash me and dog-slit

And maybe from her chamber pot

Gave me... et cetera... wit

Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!

And maybe from her chamber pot

Gave me... et cetera... wit

But say, by faith and honor

Say, can one demand more upon her?

Say, can one demand more upon her?

Than that I look away and hold the candles thus?

Ah, ah, ah, ah!

Then when I lull them to sleep

Perhaps, if I need a keep

Barely a glass of wine is left

For my troubles... What a fuss!

Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!

Barely a glass of wine is left

For my troubles... What a fuss!