[Verse 1] Three little ladies lived down by the lane Eunice, Iris, and Mavis — sweet as sugarcane Iris and Mavis, like petals on a stem One would start a sentence, the other’d end it for them [Chorus] So please don't be sad, don't be sad, don't be sad For the three little ladies, and their loving lads So please don't be sad, don't be sad, don't be sad For the three little ladies, and their loving lads [Verse 1] Three little ladies lived down by the lane Eunice, Iris, and Mavis — sweet as sugarcane Iris and Mavis, like petals on a stem One would start a sentence, the other’d end it for them [Chorus] So please don't be sad, don't be sad, don't be sad For the three little ladies, and their loving lads So please don't be sad, don't be sad, don't be sad For the three little ladies, and their loving lads
