Great Big Sea - Old Brown's Daughter lyrics

There is an ancient party at
The other end of town
He keeps a little grocery store
And the ancient's name is Brown
He has a lovely daughter
Such a treat I never saw
Oh, I only hope someday to be
The old man's son-in law

Old Brown sells from off his
Shelf most anything you please
He's got juice hops for the little boys
Lollipops and cheese
His daughter minds the store and it's
A treat to see her serve
I'd like to run away with her
But I don't have the nerve

And it's Old Brown's daughter is
A proper sort of girl
Old Brown's daughter is as fair as any pearl
I wish I was a Lord, Mayor
Marquis or an Earl and blow me if I wouldn't
Marry Old Brown's girl
Blow me if I wouldn't marry Old Brown's girl
Well poor Old Brown now has
Trouble with the gout
He grumbles in his little parlour
When he can't get out
And when I make a purchase, Lord
And she hands me the change
That girl she makes me pulverized
I feel so very strange

And it's Old Brown's daughter is
A proper sort of girl
Old Brown's daughter is as fair as any pearl
I wish I was a Lord, Mayor
Marquis or an Earl and blow me if I wouldn't
Marry Old Brown's girl
Blow me if I wouldn't marry Old Brown's girl

Miss Brown, she smiles so sweetly when I
Say a tender word
Oh, but Old Brown says that she must
Wed a Marquis or a Lord
And I don't suppose it's ever one
Of those things I will be but, by jingo
Next election I will run for Trinity!

And it's Old Brown's daughter is
A proper sort of girl
Old Brown's daughter is as fair as any pearl
I wish I was a Lord, Mayor
Marquis or an Earl and blow me if I wouldn't
Marry Old Brown's girl
Blow me if I wouldn't marry Old Brown's girl