Nine Times A Night-A.L. Lloyd

[ti:Nine Times A Night] [ar:A.L. Lloyd] [al:An Evening With A.L. Lloyd] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Nine Times A Night - A.L. Lloyd [00:25.28]A handsome young sailor to london came down [00:29.50]He'd been paid off his ship in old liverpool town [00:34.51] [00:35.44]They asked him his name and he answered them quite [00:39.77]I belong to a family called nine times a night [00:43.97] [00:45.03]Well a handsome young widow who still wore her weeds [00:48.39]Her husband had left her his money and deeds [00:52.60]Resolved she was on her conjugal rights [00:56.82] [00:57.44]And to soften her sorrows with nine times a night [01:00.98] [01:02.23]So she's called to her serving maids ann and amelia [01:06.49] [01:07.07]To keep a watch out for this wonderful sailor [01:10.18]And if ever he happened to chance in their sight [01:14.43]To bring her fond tidings of nine times a night [01:18.95] [01:19.59]She was favored by fortune the very next day [01:24.11]These two giggling saw him coming their way [01:27.48] [01:28.19]They've rushed up the stairs full of amorous delight [01:32.00]Crying there comes that sailor with his nine times a night [01:35.85] [01:36.67]She's jumped out of bed and she's pulled on her clothes [01:41.42]And straight to the hall door like lightening she goes [01:44.85]She's looked him once over and gave him a smack [01:49.25]And the bargain was struck no more sailing for jack [01:53.98] [01:55.82]The wedding was over the bride tolled the bell [02:00.39]Jack trimmed her sails five times and that pleased her well [02:04.17]She vowed to herself she was satisfied quite [02:07.75]But she still gives sly hints about nine times a night [02:12.41] [02:13.62]Says jack my dear bride you mistook me quite wrong [02:17.67]I said to that family I did belong [02:21.88]Nine times a night's a bit hard for a man [02:25.54]I couldn't do it myself but me sister she can