Father dear, he's so sincere,
the speeches that he makes are
sweet and flowery.
And he said we two could wed,
but first he said he's got to
have a dowry.
Father dear, he's made it clear,
I'm sure that I won't
be your only love.
And if you will agree,
I know he'll marry me.
He wants a horse, he wants a sow,
and more than that,
he wants our only milking cow.
Oh, he loves me, oh, he loves me
Daddy, don't refuse me now
Oh, he loves me, oh, he loves me
And the milky cow
In the town the girls are brown
Whenever they see
me and my intended
Me, am I intended,
and I'll pretend that I'm offended
And if I had a richer dad,
he'd say that our affair will soon be ended
It is very clear to me,
and I can see the jealousy
Because he loves me
for my self,
of course, but of course
And if he's to be mine,
this little dowry you must sign
He wants a horse, he wants a sow
And more than that,
he wants our only milking cow
Oh, oh, he loves me
Oh, oh, oh, he loves me
Daddy, my daddy,
don't you dare refuse me now
Oh, he loves me, oh, oh, he loves me
An d the milking cow, cow, cow, cow
He loves me and he loves the milking cow
Oh, he loves me and the milking
cow
Da -da -da -da -da -da -da -da -da -da
Oh, me an d my,
and of course he still does love me
Please, my daddy, daddy, daddy,
don't you refuse me now
Oh, oh, oh, yes, yes, he loves me,
he does love me now
It's me he loves,
and not the Bloomin' Tom