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 7 was early laſt Valeatine's Day,

'twas early in the morning betime,

A pretty young damſel came to my bed ſide,

and ſhe ſaid ſhe would be my valentine,

I took her by the middle ſo ſmall,

and I laid her acroſs the bed.

And what we did there I never will declare,

for this poor girl loft her maiden-head.

I took her by the lily white hand,

and I led her in the garden ſo green,

And what we did there I never will declare,

for the green leaves were plain to be ſeen.

When twenty weeks were now come and gone,

this young man came riding by,

She ſaid I am with child by you young man,

and the ſame thing you never can deny.

You may be with child, my pretty pretty maid,

and the child it may be none of mine,

Unleſs you can tell to me the very very place,

the very very hour and the time,

O yes! I can tell you the very very place,

the very very hour and the time,

And if you'll not conſent to marry me,

I will have you in Goal confined.

O I will conſent to marry marry thee,

tomorrow without more delay,

But inſtead of being married to this poor girl,

he took ſhipping and ſo croſt the ſea.

He left her in ſilence in ſilence to mourn,

he left her in ſorrow to-day,

And wherever he be the L——d only knows

for his body may be buried in the ſea,

When three long years were over and gone,

he brought her home great ſtore of gold;

She ſaid I ne'er will flight him for his absence,

nor his courage in being ſo bold.