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BL 09 Sword in the Sheath
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There once was a hill and a village thereunder
Leaf on a branch and the branch on a tree
A young man descended a hoping for plunder
Wakeful and watchful but most willingly
He met with a maiden a tending the midden
She with her basket and he with a leer
His lustful intentions he failed to keep hidden
He with abandon and she without fear
The courtship was hasty the outcome expected
Sauce for the goose and the gander indeed
And consequence was as you may have predicted
Turning the furrow and setting the seed
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Her father caught them in delecte fragrante
Shaft to the quivver, sword to the sheath
He got out his shotgun to help up the ante
With grimace and gurney and gritting of teeth
If caught by temptation at least then enjoy it
Lust is the driver but love is the key
If you've a weapon be sure to deploy it
And be prepared always for paying the fee
You've got to keep moving on never to falter
Whatever the weather whatever the need
Never be led like a lamb to the slaughter
However considered however decreed
So caught in a trap but the trap has its pleasures
Pleasure pursuing or just heaven sent
Such circumstances call for drastic measures
Earnest entreeties and honest intent
He took to his task like a fish to the water
The weld and the wettle the waft and the weave
He kissed the old man and he married his daughter
The pot to the kettle, the arm to the sleeve
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