CAP O’ RUSHES[J]
Well, there was once a very rich gentleman who had three daughters, and he thought he’d see how fond they were of him. So he says to the first:
“How much do you love me, my dear?”
“Why,” says she, “as I love my life.”
“That’s good,” says he.
So he says to the second: “How much do you love me, my dear?”
“Why,” says she, “better nor all the world.”
“That’s good,” says he.
So he says to the third: “How much do you love me, my dear?”
“Why, I love you as fresh meat loves salt,” says she.