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 No man alive shall ever enjoy me—

Soon as the tidings of death reach my ear,

Then, like a poor unfortunate lover,

Down to the grave I will go to my dear.

Then with a sorrowful sigh he departed,

The wind next morning blew a pleasant gale

All things being ready, the fam’d Mary Galley,

Then for Barbadoes she straightway set sail.

was floating upon the wide ocean,

And her cruel parents were plotting the while,

How that the heart of their beautiful daughter,

With cursed gold should strive to beguile.

Many a Lord of fame, birth, and breeding,

Came to court this young beautiful maid;

But their rich presents and proffers she slighted.

Constant I’ll be to my jewel, she said.

Now for a while we will leave this fair maiden,

And tell how things with her did go;

In fair Barbadoes the ship fairly arrived,

But now observe this lover’s overthrow.

Young Jemmy was comely in every feature,

A Barbadoes Lady, whose fortune was great,

So fixed her eyes, that she cry’d, if I have not

This brave English sailor, I die for his sake.

She dressed herself in gallant attire,

With costly diamonds she plaited her hair,