To the Wednesday on mid-day We took a walk-in brand new community, It absolutely was to bring my curage dwon, But nevertheless I found myself obligated to produce: Having there I met with a great bobtail'd lass, But I should features introduced their unique from the, And i be sure to got their own by the hand, A we lead her for the kye. New pettycoat you to she got for the Is made of blanket bluish, The fresh smock is once the black colored since charcole, Believe me this was genuine; However, tempting terms, often lure younger birds, That from their nest do travel, And you can I'll most likely never believ't are the first occasion One to she got started stuck on the kye. A great council, a guy, We provide, To you, son, We provide, Never ever get which have an effective bob-tail'd lass As long as you an hour or so to live on. You'd beter just take one that's right and you will tall, In the event she end up being never ever therefore poor, To have I never ever are so disgraced within my lives Once i are by this bob-tail'd whoore.
From Farmer’s ‘Merry Songs’, and there off James Maidment’s ‘Ane Pleasant Garland out of Nice Fragrant Flowers’, 1835, as to the is becoming NLS MS Adv. 19.step 1.thirteen f. 42.
Area 3, English Music
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