I know my Love

I know my Love by his way of walking
And I know my Love by his way of talking
And I know my Love dressed in a suit of blue
And if my love leaves me, what will I do?

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And still she cried, “I love him the best
And a troubled mind sure can know no rest”
And still she cried, “Bonny boys are few
And if my love leaves me, what will I do?”

There is a dance house in Maradyke
And there my true love goes every night
He takes a strange girl upon his knee
Well, now don’t you think that, that vexes me?

Chorus

If my love knew, I can wash and wring
If my love knew, I can sew and spin
I’d make a coat of the finest kind
But the want of money sure leaves me behind

Chorus

I Know My Love is an arrant rover
I know he’ll wander the wild world over
In dear old Ireland, he’ll no longer tarry
An American girl, he’s sure to marry