Lyrics:
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I once took a job as a coachman
My money was paid in advance
I traveled first down to Dover
From there I crossed over to France
I was met by a charming young lady
Who dressed me in britches so tight
She said "I see I have got a fine coachman
To drive me by day and by night".
Chorus:
Oh she was such a charming young lady
All in the height of her bloom
And me being a dashing young coachman
I drove her ten times 'round the room.
She then took me down to the cellar
She filled me with whiskey so quick
She bade me to drink in a hurry
Then she asked for a look at my whip.
She held it, she viewed it a moment
She then laid it down with a smile
Said "I see by the length and the look of your slash
We can drive in the old fashioned style".
She bid me get into position
So I climbed right up in the seat
Three swishes I gave with my cracker
And drove her right down the high street
I handled the whip with good judgment
Until I was sure of her ways
But the very first tug that I gave on the brake
I broke the main spring of her stays.
When my mistress grew tired or grew weary
And wanted to take a short rest
She'd call on her serving maid, Sally
She's the one that I loved second best.
"Sally, we've got a fine coachman
He understands driving in style.
While the spring on my chaise's being strengthened again
I'll let him drive you for a while".
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