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T:Dashing Away With the Smoothing Iron
Z:Cecil Sharp
B:A Selection of Collected Folk-Songs,  Novello
F:http://www.folkinfo.org/songs
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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. *
W:Twas on a Monday Morning,
W:When 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,
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:When 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 her linen, O,
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:Wednesday - "A-starching of her linen,O"
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W:Thursday - "A-ironing of her linen, O"
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W:Friday - "A-folding of her linen-O"
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W:Saturday - "A-airing of her linen-O"
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W:Sunday - "A-wearing of her linen-O"
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