Robin Pecknold - Silver Dagger lyrics

[Verse 1] Don't sing love songs; you'll wake my mother She's sleeping here, right by my side And in her right hand, a silver dagger She says that I can't be your bride [Verse 2] All men are false, says my mother They'll tell you wicked, lovin' lies And the very next evening, they'll court another Leave you alone to pine and sigh [Verse 3] My daddy is a handsome devil He's got a chain five miles long And on every link a heart does dangle Of another maid he's loved and wronged [Verse 4] So court another tender maiden And hope that she will be your wife For I have been warned and I've decided To sleep alone all of my life [Verse 1, repeat] Don't sing love songs; you'll wake my mother She's sleeping here, right by my side And in her right hand, a silver dagger She says that I can't be your bride