The Rakes of Mallow

X:1
T:The Rakes of Mallow
O:Trad
R:Polka, march
M:C
L:1/8
Q:1/4=180
S:DavBarnert@aol.com abcusers 2003-10-12
K:G
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W:
W: Beauing, belling, dancing, singing,
W: Breaking windows, damning, sinking,
W: Ever raking, never thinking,
W: Live the Rakes of Mallow.
W: Spending faster than it comes,
W: Beating Bawds and Whores and Duns,
W: Bacchus' true begotten sons,
W: Live the Rakes of Mallow.
W:
W: One time nought but claret drinking,
W: Then like politicians thinking,
W: To raise the sinking-fund when sinking,
W: Live the Rakes of Mallow.
W: One time flush of money store,
W: Then as any poet poor,
W: Kissing Queens, and then a Whore,
W: Live the Rakes of Mallow.
W:
W: When at home with dada dying,
W: Still for Mallow waters crying,
W: But when there, good claret plying,
W: Live the Rakes of Mallow.
W: Living short, but merry lives,
W: Going where the Devil drives,
W: Keeping Misses, but no Wives,
W: Live the Rakes of Mallow.
W:
W: Racking tenants, stewards teasing,
W: Swiftly spending, slowly raising,
W: Wishing to spend all our days, in
W: Raking thus at Mallow.
W: Thus to end a raking life,
W: We grow sober, take a Wife,
W: Ever after live in strife,
W: Wish again for Mallow.

Alternative sources for this tune:

• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/England/song/Rakes_of_Mallow_1/0000
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/abcusers/Rakes_of_Mallow_1/0000
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/song/Rakes_of_Mallow_1/0000