When I was one-and-twenty,
I heard a wise man say,
Give pounds and crowns and guineas,
But not your heart away.”
Give pearls away and rubies,
But keep your fancy free.”
But I was one-and-twenty,
No use to talk to me.
When I was one-and-twenty,
I heard a wise man say,
Give pounds and crowns and guineas,
But not your heart away.”
Give pearls away and rubies,
But keep your fancy free.”
But I was one-and-twenty,
No use to talk to me.