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Title
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Ground for the floor
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Singer
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Barrett, George
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Song Lyrics
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Verse 1
I lived in a wood for a number of years
With my dog and my gun for to drive away all fears,
I've a neat little cottage, and the roof is secure,
And if you look underneath you'll find ground for the floor.
Chorus
Ground for the floor, ground for the floor,
I've a neat little cottage and it's ground for the floor.
Verse 2
My cottage is surrounded with brambles and thorn,
And so sweet are the notes of the birds in the morn;
It's a neat little cottage, and the roof is secure,
And if you look underneath you'll find ground for the floor.
Chorus
Verse 3
As for the grate, I have none, for my fire's on the ground,
As for the chairs I have none, for to sit myself down;
I've a three legged stool, that's the chiefest of my store,
And a neat little cottage that's ground for the floor.
Chorus
Verse 4
My bed is made of straw, my poor limbs to repose,
I've nothing to cover me, or to keep me from the cold,
But I've a guinea in my pocket and many others in store,
And a neat little cottage that's ground for the floor.
Chorus
Verse 5
God bless my old father, he's dead and he's gone,
I hope he's safe in heaven, and never to return;
He's left me all his riches that he heaped in store,
And a neat little cottage that's ground for the floor.
Chorus
