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NO SIR (OH NO, JOHN) Sung by: Mrs. W.N. Osborne Recorded in Cord, AR, 8/21/57 Click here to listen to the original recording Tell me why you scorn me so. Tell me why, when I ask a question, That you always answer, 'No!'" "My father was a Spanish merchant, And before he went to sea He told me to be sure and answer 'No' to all you said to me." Refrain: "No sir, no sir, no sir, no." "If, when walking in the garden, Plucking flowers all wet with dew, Tell me, would you be offended If I walk and talk with you?" (Refrain) "If, when walking in the garden, I should ask you to be mine, And should tell you that I love you, Would you then my heart decline?" (Refrain) And the birds sang leafy hidden, Sang o'er field and morning sea, And I lost the answer bidden And was true sweetheart to thee. Also found in Randolph, Vol. III, #385, "No Sir! No Sir!"; Brown, Vol. III, #14, "No, Sir." |
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