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 5 I'm glad to ſee ye, by my ſaul,

For ſink my heart, thou's beat them all

Thou's warm'd their ſtomachs for them now

By G-d thou is a tuning ſow.

Zo‘ons, laſs, come go I'll war'nt tho'us dry,

Come, fool, what ye look ſo ſhy?

Then ſeized her hand, and being ſtrong,

He lugg'd the willing maid along,

She had not many words to ſay,

But hung an arſe the country way,

Then gave a modeſt bluſh, and ſo

In ſilence gave conſent to go.

He led her to an inn hard by,

Where drink was good, if ſhe was dry,

In private they were oʻer a pot,

With other cheer the houſe had got.

The lad muſt now declare his mind

And try to gain the laſs in kind;

He gaped and ſtretch'd himſelf, and then

He rubb'd his eyes, and ſtretch'd again

And thus began; my comely Jenny,

"I love thee better far than any,

"If thou'll have me faith i'll have thee;

"And love thee till the day I die.

"I'll work my bones to make thee eaſy,

"Do ev'ry thing in life to pleaſe ye,

"Both night and day I'll do my duty,

"For faith I canna live without ye.

She ſigh'd and made him this reply,

"Come, let me go for ſhame O ſy?

"ſo lad be quiet pray give oʻer

“The folks are peeping thro the door,

“I cannot bear, you ſqueeze ſo hard,