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 Jemmy’s the man that I do admire,

He is the riches that I do adore;

For to be great I never desire,

My heart is fixed never to love more.

Then, said her father, ’tis my resolution,

Altho’ I have no more daughters but thee,

If that with him ye resolve for to marry,

Banish’d for ever from me shall thou be.

Well, cruel father, but this I desire,

Grant me that my Jemmy once more I may see,

Tho’ you do part us, I still will he loyal,

For none in the world I admire but he.

For the young man he sent in a passion,

Saying, for ever, Sir, now take your leave,

I have a match more fit for my daughter,

Therefore it is but a folly to grieve.

Honoured father, said the young lady,

Promis’d we are to each other in love;

Why of all comforts will you bereave me?

Our love is fixed never to remove.

Then, said her father, a trip to the ocean

You first shall go in a ship of my own;

And I’ll consent you shall have my daughter,

When into Yarmouth again you return.

Honoured Sir, then said the two lovers,

Since ’tis your will, we are bound to obey:

Our constant heart can never be parted,

But our eager desire no longer can stay.

Then said kind Nancy, behold, my dear Jemmy,

Here take this ring, the pledge of our vow;

With it my heart; keep it safe'in your bosom;

Carry it with you wherever you go.