:There is an ancient party at the other end of town, :He keeps a little grocery store and the ancient's name is Brown; :He has a lovely daughter, such a treat I never saw, :Oh, I only hope someday to be the old man's son-in-law. :Old Brown sells from off the shelf most anything you please, :He's got
Jew's harps for the little boys, lollipops, and cheese; :His daughter minds the store, and it's a treat to see her serve, :I'd like to run away with her, but I don't have the nerve. :And it's Old Brown's daughter is a proper sort of girl, :Old Brown's daughter is as fair as any pearl; :I wish I was a
Lord Mayor,
Marquis, or an
Earl, :And blow me if I wouldn't marry Old Brown's girl. :Well Poor Old Brown now has trouble with the gout, :He grumbles in his little parlour when he can't get out; :And when I make a purchase and she hands me the change, :That girl she makes me pulverised, I feel so very strange. :And it's Old Brown's daughter is a proper sort of girl, :Old Brown's daughter is as fair as any pearl; :I wish I was a Lord Mayor, Marquis, or an Earl, :And blow me if I wouldn't marry Old Brown's girl. :Miss Brown she smiles so sweetly when I say a tender word, :But Old Brown says that she must wed a Marquis or a Lord; :Well, I don't suppose it's ever one of those things I will be, :But,
by jingo, next election I will run for Trinity. :And it's Old Brown's daughter is a proper sort of girl, :Old Brown's daughter is as fair as any pearl; :I wish I was a Lord Mayor, Marquis or an Earl, :And blow me if I wouldn't marry Old Brown's girl. :Blow me if I wouldn't marry Old Brown's girl. ==Early Publication==