[Verse 1]
They told me you had been to her
And mentioned me to him
She gave me a good character
But said I could not swim

[Verse 2]
He sent them word I had not gone
We know it to be true
If she should push the matter on
What would become of you?

[Verse 3]
I gave her one, they gave him two
You gave us three or more
They all returned from him to you
Though they were mine before

[Verse 4]
If I or she should chance to be
Involved in this affair
Hе trusts to you to set them free
Exactly as we wеre

[Verse 5]
My notion was that you had been
Before she had this fit
An obstacle that came between
Him, and ourselves, and it
[Verse 6]
Don't let him know she liked them best
For this must ever be
A secret, kept from all the rest
Between yourself and me