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T:Dashing Away With the Smoothing Iron
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S:Cecil Sharp
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B:A Selection of Collected Folk-Songs,  Novello
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w:'Twas on a Mon-day morn_ ing When I be-held my darl-*ing; 
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w:She looked so sweet and charm_ ing in ev-'ry high de-gree;_
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w:She looked so neat and nim-ble, O, a-wash-ing of her lin-en, O!, 
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w:Dash-ing a-way with the smooth-ing iron, Dash-ing a-way with the smooth-ing iron
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w:She stole my heart_ a-way. *
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W:'Twas on a Monday morning
W:That I beheld my darling,
W:She looked so neat and charming
W:In every high degree.
W:She looked so neat and nimble-o,
W:A-washing of her linen-o.
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W:Dashing away with the smoothing iron,
W:Dashing away with the smoothing iron,
W:Dashing away with the smoothing iron,
W:She stole my heart away.
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W:'Twas on a Tuesday morning
W:That I beheld my darling,
W:She looked so neat and charming
W:In every high degree.
W:She looked so neat and nimble-o,
W:A-hanging out her linen-o.
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W:'Twas on a Wednesday morning
W:That I beheld my darling,
W:She looked so neat and charming
W:In every high degree.
W:She looked so neat and nimble-o,
W:A-starching of her linen-o.
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W:'Twas on a Thursday morning
W:That I beheld my darling,
W:She looked so neat and charming
W:In every high degree.
W:She looked so neat and nimble-o,
W:A-ironing of her linen-o.
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W:5
W:'Twas on a Friday morning
W:That I beheld my darling
W:She looked so neat and charming
W:In every high degree.
W:She looked so neat and nimble-o,
W:A-folding of her linen-o.
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W:'Twas on a Saturday morning
W:That I beheld my darling,
W:She looked so neat and charming
W:In every high degree.
W:She looked so neat and nimble-o,
W:A-airing of her linen-o.
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W:7
W:'Twas on a Sunday morning
W:That I beheld me darling,
W:She looked so neat and charming
W:In every high degree.
W:She looked so neat and nimble-o,
W:A-wearing of her linen-o.

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