Silver Dagger Lyrics - Singles - The Men They Couldt Hang

Don't sing love songs, you'll wake my mother 

She's sleeping here, right by my side 

And in her right hand, a silver dagger 

Say's that I can't be your bride 

All men are false, says my mother 

They'll tell you wicked, loathsome lies 

The very next evening, they'll court another 

And leave you all alone to pine and cry 

My daddy is a handsome devil 

He wears a chain, five miles long 

And on each link, a heart does dangle 

For another maid, he's loved and wronged 

Go court another tender young maiden 

I'm sure that she can be your bride 

For I have been warned and I've decided 

To sleep alone for the rest of my life 

Don't sing love songs, you'll wake my mother 

She's sleeping here, right by my side 

And in her right hand, a silver dagger