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A traditional song from the 19th century, though details of its history are varied and scarce

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Tell me ma when I go home
The boys won't leave the girls alone
Pull my hair and stole my comb
But that's all right 'til I go home

She is handsome
She is pretty
She is the belle
Of Boston city
She's a-courtin'
One-two-three
Pray, won't you tell me
Who is she?

Albert Mooney says he loves her
And all the boys are fighting for her
Knock on the door, ring on the bell
Said hello, my true love, are you well
Out she comes, as white as snow
Rings on her fingers, bells on her toes
Old Jenny Murray says she'll die
If she doesn't get the fella with the roving eye

Tell me ma when I go home
The boys won't leave the girls alone
Pull my hair and stole my comb
But that's all right 'til I go home

She is handsome
She is pretty
She is the belle
Of Boston city
She's a-courtin'
One-two-three
Pray, won't you tell me
Who is she?

The wind and the rain and the hail blow high
And the snow comes tumbling through the sky
She's as sweet as apple pie
She'll get her own right by and by

When she gets a lad of her own
She won't tell mom when she gets home
Let them all come as they will
For it's Albert Mooney she loves still

Tell me ma when I go home
The boys won't leave the girls alone
Pull my hair and stole my comb
But that's all right 'til I go home

She is handsome
She is pretty
She is the belle
Of Boston city
She's a-courtin'
One-two-three
Pray, won't you tell me
Who is she?

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from Forfocs​​​é​​​ic, Vol. 3: Love & War, released March 1, 2023
Rose Drucker — Violin
Craig Divino — Drums
Thom Dunn — Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Mandolin, Accordion, Programming, etc.
Lyrics — Traditional

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Thom Dunn Boston, Massachusetts

Thom Dunn is a Boston-based writer, musician, & new media artist. He enjoys Oxford commas, metaphysics, and romantic clichés (especially when they involve whiskey), and he firmly believes that Journey's "Don't Stop Believing" is the single greatest atrocity committed against mankind. He is a graduate of Clarion Writer's Workshop at UCSD & Emerson College. thomdunn.net ... more

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