That she saw I was fed, and looked after my clothes;
Sewing on truant buttons, and giving a darn
To the rents—for that stitching I never could learn.
Now it happened to-day,
That I happened to say
That p'rhaps it might happen I should be away;
For some old friends of mine
Had just asked me to dine
To give my opinion on some foreign wine.
To m' Sarah, m' deary, of course I alluded,