I will not be your sweetheart
I'll tell you the reason why
My mother always told me
To pass a drunkard by

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Beautiful isle o'er the sea, O'er the sea
Beautiful isle o'er the sea, O'er the sea
Beautiful isle o'er the sea, O'er the sea
There's Someone waiting for me

Now young man I will tell you
If you want my heart my hand
You better quit your drinking
And be a sober man

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Go prove yourself be faithful
Go prove yourself be true
And sometime in the future
Perhaps I'll marry you

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