[Verse 1]
Well, love, oh love, oh careless love
Well, you go to my head like wine
Well, you cause me to weep
And you cause me to moan
And you cause me to leave my happy home

[Verse 2]
The way she wore her apron low
And she was mine through frost and snow (Yeah she was)
But now her apron - her apron strings don't pin
Well, I pass her door, I do not venture in

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[Verse 3]
You left me tired and I'm hungry - I'm ragged and I'm dirty, too
I said I'm tired and I'm hungry- I'm ragged and I'm dirty, too (See what ya' done?)
Well, now don't a-you a-mistreat me
A-just because I'm so young and wild
And don't forget that you once was a child

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[Verse 4]
I said I'm tired and I'm hungry - I'm ragged and I'm dirty, too
You left me tired and I'm hungry - Ragged and I'm dirty, too (See what you do?)
Well, now don't a-you a-mistreat me
A-just because I'm so young and wild
Don't forget that you once was a child