Come away, teach me, sweetheart
Come on past brave young bachelors
I'm alone, teach me, sweetheart

My mother in law was standing by the stove
Hissing like a snake, hissing like a snake
Hissing like a snake

She gave orders to spill my blood
She gave orders to spill my blood
I thought

I thought, I thought
And I thought some more

Come away, teach me, sweetheart
Come on past brave young bachelors
I'm alone, teach me, sweetheart

My father in law was lying on his bed
Growling like a dog, growling like a dog
Growling like a dog

He gave orders to spill my blood
He gave orders to spill my blood
I thought

I thought, I thought
And I thought some more

Come away, teach me, sweetheart
Come on past brave young bachelors
I'm alone, teach me, sweetheart

My sister in law was sitting on her stoop
Crawing like crow, crawing like a crow
Crawing like a crow

She gave orders to spill my blood
She gave orders to spill my blood
I thought

I thought, I thought
And I thought some more

Come away, teach me, sweetheart
Come on past brave young bachelors
I'm alone, teach me, sweetheart

My brother in law was leaning on the love seat
Tapping with his tail, tapping with his tail
Purring like a cat

He gave orders to spill my blood
He gave orders to spill my blood
I thought