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I am a young man that's inclined to seek pleasure, |
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Inclined to seek pleasure, inclined to seek pride. |
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Flashing my finery, flashing my treasure, |
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Swaggering out in my livery tie. |
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But still I remember the things that you taught me, |
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A man will be armed, and will wear the King's crest, |
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And the weakness of the head is the jewel of a woman, |
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So she shall repose with a babe at her breast. |
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And I gave myself up to a governing passion, |
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Strutting around like some lord of misrule. |
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Taking delight in my rifle reporting, |
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Fighting and sporting and playing the fool. |
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I am a young man that's inclined to seek pleasure, |
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Inclined to seek pleasure wherever I can. |
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So Polly, my dear, don't come any nearer. |
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You could not convincingly call me a man. |
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And I gave myself up to a governing passion, |
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Strutting around like a lord of misrule. |
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Taking delight in my rifle reporting, |
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Fighting and sporting and playing the fool. |
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I am a young man that's inclined to seek pleasure. |
