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 And if liberty was not allowed,

the d---l should have had her for me.

Oft-times I have cross'd the seas,

where thundring cannons do roar,

But now I do live at my ease,

drinking bumming good liquor and galore :

I'll cast off my tarpauling rags

and on with some clothes that are free,

My wife had abundance of bags,

or the d---l should have had her for me.

Her husband when he was alive,

he liv'd upon usury then,

He made it his trade to contrive,

to cheat and defraud honest men ;

But now he is laid up in the dust,

and I'm her young husband to be,

She shew'd me her riches at first,

or the d---l should have had her for me.

Old wives love men that are young,

young men love money likewise,

Court them with a flattering tongue,

and soon they'll surrender the prize;

Since it has been my prosperous lot,

I wish her no more of

I have got all the money she had,

let her die now as soon as she will.

 

wind blew hard, the sea ran high,

The dingy scud drove cross the sky,

All was safe stow’d the bowl was slung,