My Bonnie lies o’er the ocean
McDonald’s wife works in the field
Ole’ Nettie is knitting her afghan
And milk is what the cow yields

Clementine is lost and gone forever
Bettie Martin’s toes hurt from the reel
Jill's Jack was not very clever
And milk is what this boy steals.

Peggy Day wants to stay overnight now
Delia’s run off with Lucille
Big Fat Mama bets the ears off a sow
And milk makes porridge a meal

Ol’ Polly’s ditch's been discovered
By someone in a long black veil
And Mary’s money’s recovered
Tell me momma, how does it feel?

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