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Wash in the thimble,

A rea, a ria, a roses,

Wash in the thimble,

Gentle sweet mother o' mine.

Thimble won't hold your father's shirt,

A rea, a ria, a roses,

Thimble won't hold your father's shirt,

Gentle sweet daughter o' mine.

Wash in the river,

A rea, a ria, a roses,

Wash in the river,

Gentle sweet mother o' mine.

Suppose the clothes should blow away,

A rea, a ria, a roses,

Suppose the clothes should blow away,

Gentle sweet daughter o' mine?

Set a man to watch them,

A rea, a ria, a roses,

Set a man to watch them,

Gentle sweet mother o' mine.

Suppose the man should go to sleep,

A rea, a ria, a roses,

Suppose the man should go to sleep,

Gentle sweet daughter o' mine?

Take a boat and go after them,

A rea, a ria, a roses,

Take a boat and go after them,

Gentle sweet mother o' mine.

Suppose the boat should be upset,

A rea, a ria, a roses,

Suppose the boat should be upset,

Gentle sweet daughter o' mine?

Then that would be an end of you,

A rea, a ria, a roses,

Then that would be an end of you,