Dashing Away with the Smoothing Iron
This song is from the 19th century. It goes through every day of the week of a woman taking care of her linens. Slightly different versions exist. The main difference is what she does with her linen on different days.
Dashing Away with the Smoothing Iron
Folk Song
'Twas on a Monday morning
When I beheld my darling
She looked so neat and charming
In every high degree,
She looked so neat and nimble, O
A-washing of her linen, O…
(Chorus)
Dashing away with the smoothing iron
Dashing away with the smoothing iron
Dashing away with the smoothing iron
She stole my heart away.
'Twas on a Tuesday morning
When I beheld my darling
She looked so neat and charming
In every high degree,
She looked so neat and nimble, O
A-scrubing of her linen, O…
(Chorus)
'Twas on a Wednesday morning
When I beheld my darling
She looked so neat and charming
In every high degree,
She looked so neat and nimble, O
A-rinsing of her linen, O…
(Chorus)
'Twas on a Thursday morning
When I beheld my darling
She looked so neat and charming
In every high degree,
She looked so neat and nimble, O
A-wringing out her linen, O…
(Chorus)
'Twas on a Friday morning
When I beheld my darling
She looked so neat and charming
In every high degree,
She looked so neat and nimble, O
A-hanging out her linen, O…
(Chorus)
'Twas on a Saturday morning
When I beheld my darling
She looked so neat and charming
In every high degree,
She looked so neat and nimble, O
A-pressing of her linen, O…
(Chorus)
'Twas on a Sunday morning
When I beheld my darling
She looked so neat and charming
In every high degree,
She looked so neat and nimble, O
A-wearing of her linen, O…
(Chorus)
Comments
"My grandmother used to sing this – different words and slightly different tune... (starting with) one misty moisty morning, and cloudy was the weather... My grandmother was from Yorkshire and sang it to me years before (the popular group) Steeleyespan!" -Helen
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Thanks and Acknowledgements
Thanks to Helen for sharing this song!
