Flash Company Songtext
von Waterson:Carthy

First I loved William
And then I loved John
But now I love Thomas
He′s a clever young man
With his white coat and stocking
And his high ankle shoe
He wears a velvet jacket
Like a flash lad he goes
Fiddling and dancing
Was all his delight
But keeping flash company
Has ruined him quite
Has ruined him quite
And a great many more
If it hadn't been for flash company
He never had been so poor
Take this yellow handkerchief
In remembrance of me
And wear it around your neck
When in flash company


Dry up your briny tears
And don′t look so sad
There's plenty more flash girls
All around to be had
Rocks shall run to water
And the sea shall run dry
If I should prove false to
The lad that loves I
The sweetest strawberries
Shall grow in the sea
If I should prove false to
The one that loves me
First I loved William
And then I loved John
But now I love Thomas
He's a clever young man
With his white coat and stocking
And his high ankle shoe
He wears a velvet jacket
Like a flash lad he goes
Take this yellow handkerchief
In remembrance of me
And wear it around your neck
When in flash company
Dry up your briny tears
And don′t look so sad
There′s plenty more flash girls
All around to be had