Convent Song - song lyrics 
American Old-time song lyrics from www.traditionalmusic.co.uk 
CONVENT SONG. Copyright, 1896, by T. B. Harms & Co. Words by Harry B. Smith. Music by Ludwig Englaender 
Pardon, O I pray, my manner shy, My fawn-like eyes, my down-cast head; To this great world amused am I, For in a convent I was bred, There, rapt in piety and love, All love and joy I learned to shun; I never, never saw a man before, And now I am to marry one. 
Chorus. She never saw a man before, And she is now to marry one! And so, and so, you know, you know, That's all right, dovey dear, we know: It's no wonder that I blush, blush, blush!. It's no wonder that I'm very, very coy! Such a host of new emotions rush To my heart before this new found joy. I am told that I must kiss, kiss, kiss! Winch thrills me with delightful explanation. These matters of the heart, of lessons formed no part At the convent where I had my education. 
Pardon, O I pray, if I don't know The average girls coquettish airs; I never learned such things, although I know such lots of hymns and prayers. I'm really to be married then. I'm sure I'll prove a little dunce. Good gracious! what an awful lot of men, To show a poor girl all at once.- Chorus.