| Lyrics: | KISSES SWEETER THAN WINE
Oh, kisses sweeter than wine,
Oh, kisses sweeter
than wine,
When I was a young man and never been kissed
I got to thinking it over
what I had missed.
I got me a girl, I kissed her and then
Oh Lord, I kissed her
again.
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I asked her to marry and be my sweet wife,
And we
would be so happy all of our life.
I begged and I pleaded like a natural man, and then
Oh
Lord, she gave me her hand.
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I worked mighty hard and so did my
wife,
Workin' hand in hand to make a good life.
Corn in the field and wheat in the bins, I
was
Oh Lord, the father of twins.
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Our children numbered just
about four,
And they all had sweethearts knockin' at the door.
The all got married and
didn't hesitate; I was
Oh Lord, the grandfather of eight.
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Now
we are old, and ready to go,
We get to thinkin' what happened a long time ago.
Had a lot
of kids, trouble and pain, but,
Oh Lord, we'd do it again.
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Words by Paul Campbell, music by Joel Newman.
Copyright TRO, renewed
Folkways Music Publishers, Inc.
The tune came from an Irish lament for a dead cow (via
Leadbelly).
@love @marriage @age
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