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Bald Headed End of a Broom

Bald Headed End of a Broom

Oh love is such a very funny thing
It catches the young and old
It's just like a plate of boardinghouse hash
To many a man it is sold
  It makes you feel like a fresh water eel
  Causes your head to swell
  You'll lose your mind for love is blind
  It empties your pocket book as well

  Oh boys, stay away from the girls, I say
  Oh give them lots of room
  They'll find you and you'll wed
  And they'll bang you till you're dead
  With the bald headed end of a broom

When a man is a going on a pretty little girl
His love is firm and strong
But when he has to feed them on hash
His love won't last so long

With a wife and seven half starved kids
Boys I'll tell you it is no fun
When the butcher comes around to collect his debts
With a dog and a double barreled gun

When your money is gone and your clothing in hock
You'll find the old saying it is true
That a mole on the arm's worth two on the legs
But what is he going to do

recorded by Uncle Monroe on Folk Legacy Beech Mountain
SOF

Thanks to Mudcat for the Digital Tradition!

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