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176 My memory’s not very good—but I’ll never forget you, dear. O, Kitty, dear, you need not fear That I will e’er forget you, I remember all your tindherness From the hour that first I met you.

Twas at the fair your coaxin’ air First made me be your suithor, Where I spent my wealth to dhrink your health, And toss’d the costly pewther; A lock o’ your hair you promised me— With joy my heart was big, ma’am! But in the bottom o’ the quart I found the fiddler’s wig, ma’am! O, indeed, Miss Kit, the dickins a bit You’ll wheedle me now with your chat, ma’am: My memory’s not very good— But I’ll never forget that, ma’am.

When you bid me step up to the house, To spake to your mother and father, And said, of all the boys you knew ’Twas myself that you would rather; Won’t you take a sate,” says you, “my dear?” With a most seducin’ air, ma’am: But, oh! what a thunderin’ lump of a pin You stuck in the sate of the chair, ma’am! Indeed, Miss Kit, the dickins a bit You’ll wheedle me now with your chat, ma’am, My memory’s not very good— But I’ll never forget that, ma’am.

When I said ’twas you could raise the flame, My love, you did but mock it, For didn’t you put a coal o’ fire Into my new coat pocket? And when I blazed, ’twas you did about With laughter, to be sure, ma’am, O,” says you, “my dear, I’ll put you out,” But, faix, ’twas out o’ the door, ma’am. Indeed, Miss Kit, the dickins a bit You’ll wheedle me now with your chat, ma’am. My memory’s not very good— But I’ll never forget that, ma’am.

Then didn’t I see black Darby Keogh To the little back window pass, ma’am? His ugly face he there did squeeze Till he flatten’d his nose on the glass, ma’am. Then the sash was riz—I heer’d it squeal— There was nothing then between you: Faith, I know how he flatten’d his nose after that! Tho’ you thought there was nobody seen you. O, indeed, Miss Kit, the dickins a bit You’ll wheedle me now with your chat, ma’am: My memory’s not very good,—but I’ll never forget that, ma’am! .