[Verse 1]
It's of a Yorkshire couple, a story I'll relate
Who waited on retirement with apprehension great
In their little mill-tied cottage said Amos feeling low
"We have to leave this place tomorrow, wherever shall we go?
Wherever shall we go, wherever shall we go?
We have to leave this place tomorrow, wherever shall we go?"

[Verse 2]
Said Martha unto Amos, "Well, don't ye fret, old lad
The thought of your retirement, it ought to make you glad
Since the minute we were married I've saved for a rainy day
Each time we made love I've put half a crown away
Half a crown away, half a crown away
Oh, each time we made love I've put half a crown away

[Verse 3]
"You see that row of cottages down by the Dog and Gun?
We hadn't been married but a year before I bought first one
The second two years later, the third it brought me tears
The fourth it took much longer, all of twenty years
All of twenty years, all of twenty years
Oh, the fourth it took much longer, all of twenty years"

[Verse 4]
Said Amos unto Martha, "Well, you know I love you so
And now I see the wisdom of reaping what you sow
But one thing vexes me though, why did you never tell?
If I hadn't played away, I'd have had Dog and Gun as well
Dog and Gun as well, Dog and Gun as well
If I hadn't played away, I'd have had Dog and Gun as well"
[Verse 5]
Said Martha unto Amos, "You know I love you, dear
But when you said you were working late, I knew where you were
Remember our old milkman, the one that was such fun?
Well, I did the same with him and I bought him Dog and Gun
I bought him Dog and Gun, I bought him Dog and Gun
Well, I did the same with him and I bought him Dog and Gun
I bought him Dog and Gun, I bought him Dog and Gun
Well, I did the same with him and I bought him Dog and Gun"