was a bachelor I led a merry life
But now I am a married man
I cannot do as I have done,
Islington, my wife, she watches there
Give me my yellow hose, again,
For now my wife, she watches me,
see on her where she goes
Now when I was apprenticed
found and my indentures made
In many faults I have been
found but never thus afraid
For if I chance now, by the way,
The rest are ready for to save
My wife shall hear of this
Again, give me my yellow hose
For now my wife, she watches me,
see on her where she goes.
Thus when I come in company,
For one or other merrily will
Then this doth make them all to laugh,
and dare not show my face,
Give me my yellow hose again,
For now my wife she watches me,
see on her where she goes
Give me my yellow hose again,
For now my wife she watches me,
see on her where she goes