I'm the merry birdcatcher
A familiar sight
to young and old
I know how to set a trap
and whistle like a bird
I can be happy and cheerful,
for all the birds belong to me
I'm the merry birdcatcher
A familiar sight
to young and old
If I had a net for girls
I'd catch them by the dozen
I'd keep them by me in a cage
and they'd all be mine
If all the girls were mine
I'd swap them for sugar
I'd give the sugar
to the one I loved the best
If she gave me a loving kiss
we'd be man and wife
She'd sleep at my side
and I'd cradle her like a child
